Comparing Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) & Its Peers

Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) is one of 24 publicly-traded companies in the “Hotel & Resort REITs” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Park Hotels & Resorts to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Park Hotels & Resorts and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park Hotels & Resorts	1	8	3	2	2.43
Park Hotels & Resorts Competitors	541	1749	1293	33	2.23

Park Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus price target of $16.82, indicating a potential upside of 3.86%. As a group, “Hotel & Resort REITs” companies have a potential downside of 1.55%. Given Park Hotels & Resorts’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Park Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than its peers.

Dividends

Park Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Park Hotels & Resorts pays out -117.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Hotel & Resort REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.8% and pay out -745.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Park Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.5% of shares of all “Hotel & Resort REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of shares of all “Hotel & Resort REITs” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Park Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Hotels & Resorts’ peers have a beta of 0.97, meaning that their average share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Park Hotels & Resorts and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Hotels & Resorts	-6.51%	-5.45%	-2.15%
Park Hotels & Resorts Competitors	0.48%	11.24%	1.31%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Park Hotels & Resorts and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.54 billion	-$283.00 million	-19.05
Park Hotels & Resorts Competitors	$1.39 billion	$29.80 million	49.72

Park Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Park Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Park Hotels & Resorts peers beat Park Hotels & Resorts on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Park Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. is a lodging real estate investment trust that owns and manages a portfolio of hotels and resorts. Its properties are generally operated by hotel companies under well-known brands, while Park focuses on hotel ownership and asset management. The company’s portfolio includes luxury and full-service properties serving business and leisure travelers. Many of its hotels operate under Hilton-affiliated brands, including Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, DoubleTree and Embassy Suites.