The stock price of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: PK) has surged by 0.81 when compared to previous closing price of 9.92, but the company has seen a 0.60% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-05 that Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:PK ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 5, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Ian Weissman – Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy Tom Baltimore – Chairman & CEO Sean Dell’Orto – CFO Conference Call Participants Floris Van Dijkum – Compass Point David Katz – Jefferies Duane Pfennigwerth – Evercore ISI Patrick Scholes – Truist Securities Smedes Rose – Citi Chris Woronka – Deutsche Bank Jay Kornreich – Wedbush Securities Robin Farley – UBS Chris Darling – Green Street Dany Asad – Bank of America Operator Greetings and welcome to the Park, Hotels and Resorts First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in the listen-only mode.
Is It Worth Investing in Park Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: PK) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Park Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: PK) is above average at 16.85x. The 36-month beta value for PK is also noteworthy at 1.77. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PK is 195.88M, and at present, short sellers hold a 13.29% of that float. The average trading volume of PK on May 08, 2025 was 4.68M shares.
PK’s Market Performance
PK stock saw an increase of 0.60% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 10.25% and a quarterly increase of -23.43%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.92%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.92% for Park Hotels & Resorts Inc (PK). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.33% for PK stock, with a simple moving average of -24.12% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PK stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for PK by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for PK in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $11 based on the research report published on April 30, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PK reach a price target of $10. The rating they have provided for PK stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on April 09th, 2025.
PK Trading at -6.56% 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 -37.83% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.92%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.92%, as shares surge +12.99% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.03% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PK rose by +0.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -32.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.87. In addition, Park Hotels & Resorts Inc saw -28.93% 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:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for Park Hotels & Resorts Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 3.46, with 1.40 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 1.92.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 594.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.78. The receivables turnover for the company is 20.72for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29.
Conclusion
In summary, Park Hotels & Resorts Inc (PK) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
