United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS)Consumer Cyclical | Leisure | Orlando, United States | NYSE
46.80 USD
-0.07
(-0.149%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 46.80 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:25 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fractured by a severe balance sheet crisis masked by a temporary technical bounce. While the stock has rallied significantly over the last decade (+216%), the most recent annual performance was a sharp -16% decline, and the company is currently trading at a negative book value (-$11.47/share) with negative operating margins. This is not a value opportunity; it is a distressed asset where the market has already priced in the risk of insolvency or permanent capital impairment. The short-term bounce is likely driven by seasonal optimism and speculative call buying, but the fundamental reality—a leisure operator with shrinking revenues, negative cash flow from operations relative to debt service needs, and no dividend history—makes holding risky. The statistical forecast model offers almost no directional guidance (0.01% lean), confirming that the recent price action is noise rather than a trend reversal. Until the balance sheet is repaired and operating margins turn positive, this remains a hold/avoid situation despite the analyst 'Buy' rating, which appears disconnected from the deteriorating financials. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.087906 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.087970 |
| MSTL | 0.088713 |
| AutoTheta | 0.095085 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 21.41 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.098 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.93 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2016-09-26 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2016-09-26 |
| Revenue per Share | 31.108 |
| Market Cap | 2,205,942,784 |
| Trailing P/E | 17.59 |
| Forward P/E | 9.91 |
| Beta | 1.15 |
| Profit Margins | 9.10% |
| Previous Name | SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.unitedparks.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish on the near-to-intermediate term, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 50 and 65) relative to puts. This 'call skew' suggests a bet on a summer rally or recovery. However, the September expiration shows a distinct anomaly: heavy volume and open interest in deep in-the-money puts (strike 40), which acts as a hedge against a potential mid-year dip or indicates a floor at that level. Implied volatility is elevated for both sides, reflecting uncertainty around the upcoming earnings report.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-27 | 0.10 | 0.728863 |
| 2016-06-16 | 0.21 | 1.349614 |
| 2016-03-10 | 0.21 | 1.208285 |
| 2016-01-13 | 0.21 | 1.151947 |
| 2015-09-25 | 0.21 | 1.162791 |
| 2015-06-18 | 0.21 | 1.053688 |
| 2015-03-11 | 0.21 | 1.139447 |
| 2015-01-09 | 0.21 | 1.246291 |
| 2014-09-25 | 0.21 | 1.064909 |
| 2014-06-18 | 0.21 | 0.700467 |
| 2014-03-18 | 0.20 | 0.625587 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.20 | 0.672948 |
| 2013-09-18 | 0.20 | 0.638978 |
| 2013-06-18 | 0.20 | 0.526454 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.0090909 |
| Address1 | 6,240 Sea Harbor Drive |
| All Time High | 76.57 |
| All Time Low | 6.75 |
| Ask | 47.18 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.3 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 748,300 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 994,606 |
| Average Volume | 994,606 |
| Average Volume10Days | 748,300 |
| Beta | 1.146 |
| Bid | 46.37 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | -11.469 |
| City | Orlando |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 46.8 |
| Current Ratio | 0.531 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 47.91 |
| Day Low | 46.64 |
| Display Name | United Parks & Resorts |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,504,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,504,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,502,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,019,400 |
| Ebitda | 533,727,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.32271 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.552 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.76 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,564,466,688 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.45151 |
| Eps Forward | 4.72019 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.66 |
| 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 | 41.2356 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 5.5643997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.13494165 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -0.90909004 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 56.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -10.150002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.17822655 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 28.77 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 18.029999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.62669444 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 28.77 - 56.95 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,366,378,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 19,087,061 |
| Forward Eps | 4.72019 |
| Forward P E | 9.914855 |
| Free Cashflow | 102,611,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 3,300 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.46953 |
| Gross Profits | 776,558,016 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02199 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.4031501 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 47,135,528 |
| 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 | 2,205,942,784 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_864032 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-07-13 |
| Net Income To Common | 150,418,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,209,242,197 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 46.76 |
| Operating Cashflow | 421,168,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.027780002 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 407 226 5011 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 46.8 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,980,508 |
| Prev Name | SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 46.87 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.513287 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -4.080565 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.3337792 |
| Profit Margins | 0.090950005 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.264 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0699997 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.149349 |
| Regular Market Day High | 47.91 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 46.64 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 46.64 - 47.91 |
| Regular Market Open | 46.76 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 46.87 |
| Regular Market Price | 46.8 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,803 |
| Regular Market Volume | 354,827 |
| Return On Assets | 0.087110005 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.03 |
| Revenue Per Share | 31.108 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 47,135,528 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1293 |
| Shares Short | 6,093,981 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,966,302 |
| Short Name | United Parks & Resorts Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.3165 |
| Short Ratio | 6.45 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | FL |
| Symbol | PRKS |
| Target High Price | 56.0 |
| Target Low Price | 37.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 46.2 |
| Target Median Price | 45.5 |
| Total Cash | 28,942,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.614 |
| Total Debt | 2,387,465,984 |
| Total Revenue | 1,653,904,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.66 |
| Trailing P E | 17.593985 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 39.18585 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 7.614151 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.1943087 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 354,827 |
| Website | https://www.unitedparks.com |
| Zip | 32,821 |