United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS)Consumer Cyclical | Leisure | Orlando, United States | NYSE
36.07 USD
+0.13
(0.362%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 36.79 +0.72 (1.996%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:40 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 1:18 p.m. EDT
PRKS is a short-term bearish play with elevated put activity and mixed fundamentals, but long-term risks from negative revenue growth and high leverage outweigh short-term volatility. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.077364 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.080297 |
| AutoETS | 0.081609 |
| MSTL | 0.084295 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 49% |
| H-stat | 4.46 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.402 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.96 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2016-09-26 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2016-09-26 |
| Revenue per Share | 30.469 |
| Market Cap | 1,967,640,576 |
| Trailing P/E | 11.79 |
| Forward P/E | 8.17 |
| Beta | 1.19 |
| Profit Margins | 10.13% |
| Previous Name | SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.unitedparks.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 1:18 p.m. EDT: Puts show elevated IV (2.23) and OI around ATM strike 35.0, with new flow on deep OTM puts (e.g., 22.5). Calls have mixed positioning: higher OI on 35.0 (ATM) and 40.0 (OTM), but overall put dominance suggests speculative bearishness. Unusual put flow on deep discounts indicates potential short-term downside pressure.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-27 | 0.10 | 0.728863 |
| 2016-06-16 | 0.21 | 1.359762 |
| 2016-03-10 | 0.21 | 1.233821 |
| 2016-01-13 | 0.21 | 1.190522 |
| 2015-09-25 | 0.21 | 1.215340 |
| 2015-06-18 | 0.21 | 1.114256 |
| 2015-03-11 | 0.21 | 1.217641 |
| 2015-01-09 | 0.21 | 1.347100 |
| 2014-09-25 | 0.21 | 1.165141 |
| 2014-06-18 | 0.21 | 0.774380 |
| 2014-03-18 | 0.20 | 0.696516 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.20 | 0.754008 |
| 2013-09-18 | 0.20 | 0.720861 |
| 2013-06-18 | 0.20 | 0.597749 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.16310906 |
| Address1 | 6,240 Sea Harbor Drive |
| All Time High | 76.57 |
| All Time Low | 6.75 |
| Ask | 36.48 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.5 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 993,370 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,128,267 |
| Average Volume | 1,128,267 |
| Average Volume10Days | 993,370 |
| Beta | 1.185 |
| Bid | 35.75 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | -8.53 |
| City | Orlando |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 36.07 |
| Current Ratio | 0.735 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 38.0 |
| Day Low | 36.03 |
| Display Name | United Parks & Resorts |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,114,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,114,400 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.441 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.46 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,772,112,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,502,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,502,600 |
| Ebitda | 554,972,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.33381 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.222 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.411 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,008,054,272 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.07376 |
| Eps Forward | 4.41438 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.06 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,474,934,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 34.1182 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.9518013 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.057207044 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -16.310905 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 56.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -20.880001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3666374 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 28.77 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.299999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2537365 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 28.77 - 56.95 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,366,378,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 18,178,453 |
| Forward Eps | 4.41438 |
| Forward P E | 8.171022 |
| Free Cashflow | 79,401,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 3,300 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.4775 |
| Gross Profits | 793,873,024 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02158 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.3868899 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 54,550,611 |
| Industry | Leisure |
| Industry Disp | Leisure |
| Industry Key | leisure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,474,934,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.1 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | United Parks & Resorts Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a theme park and entertainment company in the United States. The company owns and licenses a portfolio of theme parks, such as a marine-life theme park in San Diego, Orlando, and San Antonio under the SeaWorld brand; family-oriented destination theme parks in Tampa Bay and Williamsburg under the Busch Gardens brand; and South Seas-themed tropical setting water parks in Orlando and San Antonio under the Aquatica brand. It also engages in the operation of reservations only and all-inclusive marine life theme park under the Discovery Cove brand; Sesame Street theme parks in Philadelphia and San Diego under the Sesame Place brand; Water Country USA, a family water park; and Adventure Island, a park which features water rides, dining, and other attractions. The company was formerly known as SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. and changed its name to United Parks & Resorts Inc. in February 2024. United Parks & Resorts Inc. was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. |
| Long Name | United Parks & Resorts Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,967,640,576 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_864032 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-19 |
| Net Income To Common | 168,352,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,753,950,388 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 36.48 |
| Operating Cashflow | 380,084,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.2023 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 407 226 5011 |
| Post Market Change | 0.7200012 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.996122 |
| Post Market Price | 36.79 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,465,641 |
| Prev Name | SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 35.94 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 8.854228 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -4.228605 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.1835012 |
| Profit Margins | 0.10126001 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.46 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.45455 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.130001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.361717 |
| Regular Market Day High | 38.0 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 36.03 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 36.03 - 38.0 |
| Regular Market Open | 36.48 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 35.94 |
| Regular Market Price | 36.07 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,066,937 |
| Return On Assets | 0.09285 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.028 |
| Revenue Per Share | 30.469 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 48,626,293 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1592 |
| Shares Short | 7,742,305 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,222,787 |
| Short Name | United Parks & Resorts Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.3705 |
| Short Ratio | 8.54 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | FL |
| Symbol | PRKS |
| Target High Price | 54.0 |
| Target Low Price | 27.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 41.90909 |
| Target Median Price | 38.0 |
| Total Cash | 99,762,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.052 |
| Total Debt | 2,353,865,984 |
| Total Revenue | 1,662,558,976 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.06 |
| Trailing P E | 11.787581 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 41.99945 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.929451 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.14117925 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,066,937 |
| Website | https://www.unitedparks.com |
| Zip | 32,821 |