United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) Competitors $46.00 +1.19 (+2.66%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.96 -0.05 (-0.10%) As of 05/2/2025 04:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PRKS vs. PLNT, LTH, MSGS, SGHC, FUN, BATRA, RSI, MANU, GENI, and BATRKShould you be buying United Parks & Resorts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Parks & Resorts include Planet Fitness (PLNT), Life Time Group (LTH), Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), Super Group (SGHC), Cedar Fair (FUN), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Manchester United (MANU), Genius Sports (GENI), and Atlanta Braves (BATRK). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. United Parks & Resorts vs. Planet Fitness Life Time Group Madison Square Garden Sports Super Group Cedar Fair Atlanta Braves Rush Street Interactive Manchester United Genius Sports Atlanta Braves Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) and United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has better earnings and valuation, PLNT or PRKS? United Parks & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Planet Fitness. United Parks & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Planet Fitness, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlanet Fitness$1.18B7.10$138.31M$2.0149.33United Parks & Resorts$1.73B1.47$234.20M$3.8711.89 Does the media prefer PLNT or PRKS? In the previous week, Planet Fitness had 3 more articles in the media than United Parks & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Planet Fitness and 12 mentions for United Parks & Resorts. Planet Fitness' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat United Parks & Resorts' score of 1.03 indicating that Planet Fitness is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Planet Fitness 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive United Parks & Resorts 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in PLNT or PRKS? 95.5% of Planet Fitness shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Planet Fitness shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of United Parks & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PLNT or PRKS? Planet Fitness received 594 more outperform votes than United Parks & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.80% of users gave Planet Fitness an outperform vote while only 58.82% of users gave United Parks & Resorts an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPlanet FitnessOutperform Votes61473.80% Underperform Votes21826.20% United Parks & ResortsOutperform Votes2058.82% Underperform Votes1441.18% Is PLNT or PRKS more profitable? Planet Fitness has a net margin of 14.23% compared to United Parks & Resorts' net margin of 13.85%. United Parks & Resorts' return on equity of -76.13% beat Planet Fitness' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Planet Fitness14.23% -107.97% 7.25% United Parks & Resorts 13.85%-76.13%9.11% Do analysts rate PLNT or PRKS? Planet Fitness presently has a consensus target price of $101.72, indicating a potential upside of 2.59%. United Parks & Resorts has a consensus target price of $58.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.17%. Given United Parks & Resorts' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe United Parks & Resorts is more favorable than Planet Fitness.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Planet Fitness 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83United Parks & Resorts 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 Which has more risk & volatility, PLNT or PRKS? Planet Fitness has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Parks & Resorts has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPlanet Fitness beats United Parks & Resorts on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get United Parks & Resorts News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PRKS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PRKS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited Parks & Resortsamusement & recreation services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.53B$9.92B$7.65B$19.20BDividend YieldN/A3.64%3.39%4.00%P/E Ratio11.5327.7016.7333.50Price / Sales1.477.697.5129.18Price / Cash8.7951.7116.4217.52Price / Book-14.1112.834.554.55Net Income$234.20M$260.84M$261.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.50%1.61%2.14%2.29%1 Month Performance7.47%-0.34%3.64%2.94%1 Year Performance-8.86%5.65%-4.19%4.68% United Parks & Resorts Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRKSUnited Parks & Resorts3.8245 of 5 stars$46.00+2.7%$58.50+27.2%-7.7%$2.53B$1.73B11.532,800Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPLNTPlanet Fitness4.366 of 5 stars$93.01-0.9%$101.72+9.4%+65.0%$7.88B$1.18B50.012,800Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsLTHLife Time Group4.1144 of 5 stars$29.05-7.2%$35.62+22.6%+129.1%$6.21B$2.62B42.1030,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsMSGSMadison Square Garden Sports3.7965 of 5 stars$185.32-3.3%$250.00+34.9%+2.4%$4.45B$1.07B78.19890Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsSGHCSuper Group3.0423 of 5 stars$7.47-2.2%$10.60+41.9%+145.1%$3.76B$1.70B124.524,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsFUNCedar Fair3.635 of 5 stars$32.93-1.4%$50.87+54.5%-5.8%$3.30B$2.71B-51.453,350Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageBATRAAtlanta Braves2.4652 of 5 stars$42.56flat$60.00+41.0%+5.5%$2.63B$662.75M-58.301,240RSIRush Street Interactive3.6955 of 5 stars$11.37-3.3%$15.50+36.3%+54.7%$2.59B$924.08M-568.50470Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMANUManchester United1.4543 of 5 stars$13.76-1.0%$20.75+50.8%-11.0%$2.33B$620.67M-13.491,040Positive NewsGENIGenius Sports2.5337 of 5 stars$9.87-4.5%$12.21+23.7%+109.7%$2.12B$510.89M-30.842,300Upcoming EarningsBATRKAtlanta Braves3.6377 of 5 stars$38.21-1.2%$53.00+38.7%+4.5%$1.96B$662.75M-52.341,240Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Planet Fitness Alternatives Life Time Group Alternatives Madison Square Garden Sports Alternatives Super Group Alternatives Cedar Fair Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives Rush Street Interactive Alternatives Manchester United Alternatives Genius Sports Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PRKS) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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