Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) Competitors

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

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%

Does the media refer more to HST or PK?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 19 more articles in the media than Park Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 3 mentions for Park Hotels & Resorts. Park Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 1.02 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Park Hotels & Resorts	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better 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	2.01	$697M	$0.96	17.19
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.60B	0.86	$212M	$0.59	18.99

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, HST or PK?

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

Do analysts recommend HST or PK?

Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $17.96, suggesting a potential upside of 8.86%. Park Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $12.11, suggesting a potential upside of 8.09%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Park Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Park Hotels & Resorts	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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 4.8%. Park Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. 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 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.