Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) Competitors

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HST or PK?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Park Hotels & Resorts. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	1.97	$697M	$0.96	16.81
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.60B	0.83	$212M	$0.59	18.25

Does the media prefer HST or PK?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 9 more articles in the media than Park Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 4 mentions for Park Hotels & Resorts. Park Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 1.10 indicating that Park Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Host Hotels & Resorts	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Park Hotels & Resorts	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend HST or PK?

Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $17.96, indicating a potential upside of 11.29%. Park Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $12.11, indicating a potential upside of 12.45%. Given Park Hotels & Resorts' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Park Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Park Hotels & Resorts	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Is HST or PK more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.66% compared to Park Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 4.90%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.11% beat Park Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.66%	10.11%	5.26%
Park Hotels & Resorts	4.90%	2.65%	1.05%

Which has more risk & volatility, HST or PK?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HST or PK?

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HST or PK a better dividend stock?

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Park Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 83.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Park Hotels & Resorts pays out 169.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Park Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Park Hotels & Resorts on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.