Barclays slashes price target on United Parks & Resorts Inc [PRKS] – find out why.

Misty Lee

United Parks & Resorts Inc [NYSE: PRKS] loss -23.97% on the last trading session, reaching $35.14 price per share at the time.

United Parks & Resorts Inc represents 55.01 million in outstanding shares, while the company has a total market value of $1.93 billion with the latest information. PRKS stock price has been found in the range of $34.77 to $38.0.

If compared to the average trading volume of 975.43K shares, PRKS reached a trading volume of 5817023 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about United Parks & Resorts Inc [PRKS]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for PRKS shares is $58.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on PRKS stock is a recommendation set at 2.38. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Barclays have made an estimate for United Parks & Resorts Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Equal Weight, with their previous recommendation back on March 14, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Goldman dropped their target price from $63 to $53. The new note on the price target was released on August 08, 2024, representing the official price target for United Parks & Resorts Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $73, while Guggenheim analysts kept a Buy rating on PRKS stock.

Price to Free Cash Flow for PRKS in the course of the last twelve months was 7.72 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.72.

Trading performance analysis for PRKS stock

United Parks & Resorts Inc [PRKS] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -25.96. With this latest performance, PRKS shares dropped by -35.02% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -23.36% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -37.46% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for PRKS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 19.42, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 3.01, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 2.31 for United Parks & Resorts Inc [PRKS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 51.24, while it was recorded at 44.73 for the last single week of trading, and 48.74 for the last 200 days.

United Parks & Resorts Inc [PRKS]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and United Parks & Resorts Inc [PRKS] shares currently have an operating margin of 25.54% and a Gross Margin at 38.06%. United Parks & Resorts Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 12.39%.

United Parks & Resorts Inc (PRKS) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis

United Parks & Resorts Inc (PRKS) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

United Parks & Resorts Inc (PRKS) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

From an operational efficiency perspective, United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $64106.06 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 0.83% and a Quick Ratio of 0.72%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.

United Parks & Resorts Inc [PRKS]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

With the latest financial reports released by the company, United Parks & Resorts Inc posted 0.93/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.72/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.21. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for PRKS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for United Parks & Resorts Inc go to 11.29%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at United Parks & Resorts Inc [PRKS]

There are presently around $118.38%, or 120.87%% of PRKS stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of PRKS stocks are: HILL PATH CAPITAL LP with ownership of 27.21 million shares, which is approximately 43.9575%. NOMURA HOLDINGS INC, holding 4.5 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$244.32 million in PRKS stocks shares; and NOMURA HOLDINGS INC, currently with $$223.71 million in PRKS stock with ownership which is approximately 6.6554%.

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