Analysts Set United Parks & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:PRKS) Target Price at $47.50

Shares of United Parks & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:PRKS) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twelve analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $47.20.

Several research firms recently commented on PRKS. Citigroup dropped their target price on United Parks & Resorts from $40.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Zacks Research lowered United Parks & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $40.00 target price on United Parks & Resorts in a research note on Tuesday. Mizuho upgraded United Parks & Resorts from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $27.00 to $47.00 in a research note on Friday. Finally, Guggenheim dropped their target price on United Parks & Resorts from $56.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On United Parks & Resorts

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC grew its position in United Parks & Resorts by 74.3% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 211 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in United Parks & Resorts by 114.0% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 293 shares during the period. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in United Parks & Resorts by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 21,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $787,000 after acquiring an additional 358 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in United Parks & Resorts by 4.9% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 8,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $424,000 after acquiring an additional 420 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new stake in United Parks & Resorts during the third quarter valued at about $28,000.

Key Stories Impacting United Parks & Resorts

Here are the key news stories impacting United Parks & Resorts this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue for Q1 came in slightly above Wall Street expectations at $278.29 million versus $279.92 million estimated, indicating sales were broadly in line with forecasts and helping offset some of the earnings disappointment. MarketBeat earnings report
• Neutral Sentiment: The company said it reported first-quarter 2026 results, but the main market takeaway was the earnings miss rather than any major positive surprise in the release. PR Newswire release
• Negative Sentiment: PRKS posted a loss of $0.69 per share, well below the $0.36 loss analysts expected, signaling weaker profitability than the market had priced in. MarketBeat earnings report
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue declined 3.0% from a year ago, and reports also pointed to a traffic decline in the quarter, reinforcing concerns that demand trends are weakening. MSN traffic decline article
• Negative Sentiment: Investors may also be weighing the company’s negative return on equity and the fact that earnings worsened from a $0.29 loss a year earlier, suggesting continued operational challenges. Zacks earnings summary

United Parks & Resorts Stock Down 6.6%

NYSE PRKS opened at $36.64 on Thursday. United Parks & Resorts has a fifty-two week low of $28.77 and a fifty-two week high of $56.95. The stock has a market cap of $1.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a fifty day moving average of $34.08 and a 200-day moving average of $36.15.

United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported ($0.69) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.36) by ($0.33). United Parks & Resorts had a negative return on equity of 41.63% and a net margin of 10.13%.The company had revenue of $278.29 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $279.92 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.29) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that United Parks & Resorts will post 3.55 EPS for the current year.

United Parks & Resorts Company Profile

United Parks & Resorts, Inc is a holding company, which engages in the ownership and operation of theme parks. Its portfolio includes SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Aquatica, Discovery Cove, Sesame Place, and Sea Rescue. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.