The stock price of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: PK) has plunged by -1.53 when compared to previous closing price of 9.83, but the company has seen a 1.47% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-10 that Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. currently has a 13.9% dividend yield due to the recent drop in the market. The lodging REIT has a world-class portfolio of luxury hotel properties. The ongoing tariff war and potential recession are likely to stifle travel, impacting PK’s revenue and development projects.
Is It Worth Investing in Park Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: PK) Right Now?
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: PK) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 9.53x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.74. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PK is 196.01M, and at present, short sellers hold a 10.58% of that float. On April 22, 2025, the average trading volume of PK was 4.45M shares.
PK’s Market Performance
PK’s stock has seen a 1.47% increase for the week, with a -16.48% drop in the past month and a -28.93% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.62%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.74% for Park Hotels & Resorts Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.60% for PK’s stock, with a -27.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PK stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for PK by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for PK in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $10 based on the research report published on April 09, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to PK, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on May 15th of the previous year.
PK Trading at -15.00% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -41.13% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.74%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.62%, as shares sank -13.34% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -26.61% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PK rose by +1.47%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -34.28% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.15. In addition, Park Hotels & Resorts Inc saw -31.20% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PK starting from ECKERT THOMAS D, who purchase 20,000 shares at the price of $11.75 back on Mar 04 ’25. After this action, ECKERT THOMAS D now owns 157,478 shares of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc, valued at $235,000 using the latest closing price.
ECKERT THOMAS D, the Director of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc, purchase 30,000 shares at $15.79 during a trade that took place back on May 09 ’24, which means that ECKERT THOMAS D is holding 137,478 shares at $473,598 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for Park Hotels & Resorts Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 5.68, with 2.28 for asset returns.
Based on Park Hotels & Resorts Inc (PK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.06 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.91. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.37.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 696.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 19.84for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.28.
Conclusion
To sum up, Park Hotels & Resorts Inc (PK) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
