Sector Alpha Week of 2026-08-05
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United Parks & Resorts Inc.

PRKS
Consumer Discretionary · Leisure

United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s balance sheet is under water — net worth is negative, so it owes more than it owns. This is a distressed, high-risk situation — the equity can be wiped by dilution or restructuring before operations recover. Not a value setup.

Biggest watch item: the P/E sits at the 98th percentile of its own range — the multiple has already done part of the work.

The price is topping out (10 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 98th percentile of its own 4-year range. But the balance sheet is under water: net worth is negative, so shareholders sit behind everyone the company owes. What settles it: whether the business can earn its way back to positive equity before dilution or restructuring gets there first.

Stage
Deteriorating
partial read
Price
$46.2
−1.0% 1Y
P/E
17.8×
98th pctile
of its own 4-year range
Revenue (Mar 26)
$0.3 B
−3.4% YoY
Profit (Mar 26)
$−0.0 B
Operating margin
−3.6%
−10.5 pp YoY
ROIC
13.0%
vs WACC 7.2% → +5.8 pp
Cash conversion
216%
of profit, last 3 FY
01 · Price story

Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.

United Parks & Resorts Inc. trades at $46.2, losing momentum at the top and 10 weeks into that stage. That is +19.6% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 65% of a 52-week range of $30 to $55. On relative strength it has been ahead of the S&P 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 11 straight weeks.

Today the stock is losing momentum at the top — week 10 of stage 3. At $46.2 it trades +19.6% versus its 200-day average and sits at 65% of its 52-week range ($30–$55).

Aug 26: $46.2 Weekly closing price ($) with 50- and 200-day averages; shaded bands mark the price stage (grey base, green advance, amber top, red decline). 3-year window.
+19.6% versus the 200-day line, week 10 of stage 3
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S1S3S2S1S3S4S3$62.2$53.5$44.8$36.0$27.3$$46$39Jul 23Apr 24Jan 25Oct 25Aug 26
S1S3S2S1S3S4S3$62.2$53.5$44.8$36.0$27.3$$46$39Jul 23Jan 25Aug 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2016 Each cell is one week from 2016 to now (527 weeks): the stock's trailing 13-week return minus the S&P 500's, green ahead / red behind (±25% ramp). Grey cells are the 13-week warm-up or weeks where the S&P 500 reading is not held.
trailing 13-week return vs the S&P 500
Jul 16Aug 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 10.1 years the stock moved +219% while the S&P 500 moved +263% — behind the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock has been ahead for 11 straight weeks — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.

What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.

02 · Valuation

Valuation P/E is the price of $1 of annual profit: how many dollars the market pays for each dollar the company earns in a year.

United Parks & Resorts Inc. trades at 17.8× P/E, about the priciest it has ever traded. Its long-run median P/E is 13.5×, measured across 4.3 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.

Today's P/E of 17.8× is about the priciest it has ever traded, against a long-run median of 13.5× measured over 4.3 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

P/E 17.8× vs a 13.5× long-run median P/E, weekly (left axis); earnings per share, trailing twelve months, weekly step line (right axis). 4.3-year window; loss-period spikes above 18× shown pinned at the top. The eps (ttm) bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
about the priciest it has ever traded
P/EMedianEPS (TTM) (quarterly)
19.0×$4.816.5×$3.614.0×$2.411.5×$1.29.1×$0.0×$17.42×$3Apr 22Apr 23May 24Jul 25Aug 26
19.0×$4.816.5×$3.614.0×$2.411.5×$1.29.1×$0.0×$17.42×$3Apr 22May 24Aug 26
PEG 2.22 PEG ratio per quarter — the P/E divided by the earnings-growth rate. The dashed line marks 1.0: below it the growth is cheap against the multiple, above it the price already prices the growth in. Last 19 quarters.
above 1.0, the multiple already banks the growth
PEGPEG = 1.0
2.6×2.1×1.7×1.3×0.9××2.22×Sep 21Sep 22Dec 23Dec 24Mar 26
2.6×2.1×1.7×1.3×0.9××2.22×Sep 21Dec 23Mar 26
P/E
17.8×
98th percentile of 4y
PEG
1.62
derived from 3-year earnings growth

Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved −19.3% against a −1.0% price move — the price outran earnings, pushing the multiple UP its own range.

The price move, decomposed: over 3y, of the −5.3%/yr price move, ~−11.6%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+6.3 pp from the multiple (expanding). The split is the honest approximate (price return minus earnings growth); it makes the rally itself visible instead of hiding it behind the percentile.

Put together: the multiple is full against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.

03 · Stage: Deteriorating

Stage: Deteriorating Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).

United Parks & Resorts Inc. reads as deteriorating on its fundamental arc. Deteriorating — revenue, profit and EPS growth are shrinking (revenue growth −4.1% latest against +5.4% at its 12-quarter best). The read is built from 12 quarters across 3 curves, on partial evidence.

Growth, year by year: revenue −4.0% in FY25, profit −26.1% Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn.
Revenue YoYProfit YoYEPS YoY
17%33%11%17%5.7%1.3%0.0%−15%−5.5%−30%%%−4%−26.1%FY21FY23FY25
17%33%11%17%5.7%1.3%0.0%−15%−5.5%−30%%%−4%−26.1%FY21FY23FY25
Three growth curves, twelve quarters Year-on-year growth of trailing-twelve-month revenue (left axis), profit and EPS (right axis — they swing far wider), % at each quarter-end. A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from · revenue stabilising, profit rolling over
RevenueProfitEPS
6.2%9.5%3.4%−0.9%0.7%−11%−2.1%−22%−4.9%−32%%%−4.1%−27.3%−29.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
6.2%9.5%3.4%−0.9%0.7%−11%−2.1%−22%−4.9%−32%%%−4.1%−27.3%−29.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
Revenue growth
Stuck low
latest −4.1% · span −4.1% to +5.4%
Profit growth
Falling
latest −27.3% · span −27.3% to +0.0%
EPS growth
Falling
latest −29.3% · span −29.3% to +6.6%

🚨 Why it matters: falling curves mean every cheap-looking ratio below needs a discount for direction.

The return-on-capital curve is not shown — net worth is negative, so a return on capital is not a meaningful number in any basis. This is a distressed balance sheet, and the stage is read from the growth curves alone.

A partial read: at least one curve is short, or the returns curve is not the computed quarterly series — hold the stage word a little more loosely.

Compound annual growth rate (%) Compound annual growth rate over each window, %. Revenue, profit and EPS from fiscal-year figures; stock price is the price CAGR over the same spans. A dash = that window is not held, or the base was a loss.
1yr3yr5yr10yr
Revenue−4.0%−1.4%
Profit−26.1%−16.3%
EPS−19.3%−9.6%
Stock price−1.0%−5.3%−2.5%+13.3%
Revenue YoY (Mar 26)
−3.4%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
2.6%
long-run compound pace
04 · 4-Factor Sector Score

4-Factor Sector Score

41.2/100 — rank 17 of 22 in Leisure · 74% evidence confidence

United Parks & Resorts Inc. scores 41.2 out of 100 against the 22 companies it is compared with in Leisure, ranking 17. Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 0.5%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 10.7 + 8.6 + 7.9 + 14 = 41.2. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.

What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.

05 · Revenue

Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.

United Parks & Resorts Inc. reported $0.3 B of revenue in the Mar 26 quarter, −3.4% year on year. Over 4 years it has compounded at 2.6% a year. The last full year, FY25, came in at $1.7 B. The last four reported quarters add to $1.7 B.

FY25 revenue came in at $1.7 B (−4.0% on the year), capping 4 years at 2.6% compound. The latest quarter (Mar 26) printed $0.3 B, −3.4% year on year.

FY25 revenue $1.7 B (−4.0% YoY) Revenue bars, $ B (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 5-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
2.6% a year over 4 years
RevenueYoY growth
1.917%1.411%0.95.7%0.50.0%0.0−5.5%$ B%$2B−4%FY21FY23FY25
1.917%1.411%0.95.7%0.50.0%0.0−5.5%$ B%$2B−4%FY21FY23FY25
Mar 26: $0.3 B (−3.4% YoY) Quarterly revenue bars, $ B (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
0.64.3%0.41.2%0.3−2.0%0.1−5.1%0.0−8.2%$ B%$0B−3.4%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
0.64.3%0.41.2%0.3−2.0%0.1−5.1%0.0−8.2%$ B%$0B−3.4%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged −3.8% growth against the decade's 2.6% — the current year is running slower than its own long-run rate.

Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew −4.1% over the last 4 quarters against −2.6%/yr over the last 8 — stabilising; TTM profit −27.3% vs −18.4%/yr — rolling over.

06 · Operating margin

Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every $100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.

United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s operating margin is −3.6% in the Mar 26 quarter, −10.5 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 5 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 22.3% to 29.5%. The current quarter is running below every full year in that window.

The latest quarter's operating margin is −3.6%, −10.5 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 5 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 22.3%–29.5%.

🚨 Why the margin moved: operating margin went −10.5 pp year on year while gross margin went +3.2 pp — the loss came mostly below the gross line: operating leverage, with costs spread over a bigger revenue base.

FY25: 22.3% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 5-year window.
within a 22.3–29.5% band over 5 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
30%1.2%28%−0.3%26%−1.8%24%−3.2%22%−4.7%%%22.3%−4.3%FY21FY23FY25
30%1.2%28%−0.3%26%−1.8%24%−3.2%22%−4.7%%%22.3%−4.3%FY21FY23FY25
Mar 26: −3.6% operating margin (−10.5 pp YoY) Quarterly operating margin, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). Last 12 quarters. Operating profit as a share of revenue, per quarter.
Operating marginYoY change (pp)
40%4.4%28%0.4%16%−3.6%4.8%−7.6%−6.8%−12%%%−3.6%−10.5%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
40%4.4%28%0.4%16%−3.6%4.8%−7.6%−6.8%−12%%%−3.6%−10.5%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
07 · Net profit

Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.

United Parks & Resorts Inc. posted a net loss of $0.03 B in the Mar 26 quarter. Full-year FY25 profit was $0.2 B. The 4-year compound rate is −10.1%. That loss is 10.7% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier lost $0.02 B. 3 of the last 12 reported quarters were loss-making.

Mar 26 profit was $−0.0 B, null year on year. On the full year, FY25 printed $0.2 B (−26.1%), and the 4-year compound rate is −10.1%.

FY25 profit $0.2 B (−26.1% YoY) Net profit bars, $ B (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 5-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
−10.1% a year over 4 years
Net profitYoY growth
0.3115%0.233.6%0.16−7.3%0.08−18%0.00−29%$ B%$0B−26.1%FY21FY23FY25
0.3115%0.233.6%0.16−7.3%0.08−18%0.00−29%$ B%$0B−26.1%FY21FY23FY25
Mar 26: $−0.0 B (null YoY) Quarterly net profit bars, $ B (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
Net profit (quarterly)YoY growth
0.132.7%0.09−7.0%0.05−17%0.00−26%−0.04−36%$ B%$0B−33.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
0.132.7%0.09−7.0%0.05−17%0.00−26%−0.04−36%$ B%$0B−33.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit −23.1% vs revenue −3.8%. Profit is growing slower than sales — costs are eating the growth before it reaches the bottom line.

08 · Cash flow — the router

Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.

Over the last 3 fiscal years 216% of United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY25 that was $0.4 B of operating cash against $0.2 B of profit. After $0.2 B of capital spending, $0.2 B was left as free cash.

FY25: operating cash of $0.4 B against reported profit of $0.2 B, leaving free cash of $0.2 B after $0.2 B of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 216% of profit.

Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.

FY25: CFO $0.4 B vs profit $0.2 B Operating cash flow and net profit by fiscal year, $ B; the line is free cash flow (CFO minus capital spending). 5-year window, annual resolution.
216% of 3-year profit arrived as cash
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
0.60.50.30.20.0$ B$0B$0B$0BFY21FY23FY25
0.60.50.30.20.0$ B$0B$0B$0BFY21FY23FY25
Mar 26: operating cash $0.1 B Operating cash per quarter, $ B (bars); conversion = operating cash as % of net profit (line, right). Last 12 quarters. Dashed line = 100%.
Operating cash (quarterly)Conversion100%
0.19424%0.15337%0.10250%0.05163%0.0076%$ B%$0B400%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
0.19424%0.15337%0.10250%0.05163%0.0076%$ B%$0B400%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

Why: conversion is measured cleanly, but the working-capital day-counts behind it sit below what we hold — the move is shown without inventing its driver.

Router verdict: the visible cash user is investment — the next section checks what the spending is buying.

09 · Where the cash goes

Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).

United Parks & Resorts Inc. does not report the debtor, inventory and payable day-counts a cash cycle is built from, so this section reads the investment side instead. Capital spending ran $1.0 B over the last 3 years. Averaged over those years that is 20.1% of FY25 revenue a year.

Working-capital day-counts are not in our numbers for this stock, so this section reads the investment side — where the cash is being put to work.

On the investment side: capital spending of $1.0 B over the last 3 fiscal years.

FY25: capex $0.2 B Capital spending per fiscal year, $ B (bars).
steady investment
Capex
0.320.240.160.080.00$ B$0BFY21FY23FY25
0.320.240.160.080.00$ B$0BFY21FY23FY25
Mar 26: capex $0.1 B in the quarter Capital spending per quarter, $ B (bars, left); free cash flow, $ B (line, right). Last 12 quarters.
Capex (quarterly)Free cash
0.100.140.070.100.050.050.020.000.00−0.04$ B$ B$0B$0BJun 23Sep 24Mar 26
0.100.140.070.100.050.050.020.000.00−0.04$ B$ B$0B$0BJun 23Sep 24Mar 26

The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.

10 · Return on equity

Return on equity Return on equity (ROE) is the profit the business earns on its shareholders’ money. With the full capital-employed split not in our numbers, ROE is the cleanest long ladder we can draw here.

United Parks & Resorts Inc. earns a ROE of −39% in FY25. That is up from a trough of −867% in FY21. Return on invested capital clears the cost of that capital by +5.8 percentage points, so growth here adds value rather than only size. The wiring behind it is 10.2% net margin on 0.63× asset turns.

FY25 ROE is −39%, recovered from a FY21 trough of −867% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.

Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY25): 10.2% net margin × 0.63× asset turns × −5.95× balance-sheet leverage ≈ −38.2% on equity. Margin does its share; leverage is modest — this is an earned return, not a borrowed one.

The capstone test — ROIC − WACC: 13.0% − 7.2% = a +5.8 pp spread. The 7.2% is an estimate of this company's own cost of capital — read the sign and the size of the spread, not the decimals. A spread this wide means every dollar reinvested creates more than a dollar of value — the engine compounds.

FY25: ROE −39% Return on equity by fiscal year, % (line); ROIC by fiscal year, % (line). 5-year window, dips included. Dashed line = the 7.2% cost of capital used on this page.
the climb back from FY21's −867%
ROEROIC (annual)WACC
90%−167%−424%−681%−938%%−38.6%12.4%FY21FY23FY25
90%−167%−424%−681%−938%%−38.6%12.4%FY21FY23FY25
Mar 26: ROIC 11.4% (TTM) vs WACC 7.2% Trailing-twelve-month ROIC and ROE, per quarter, %; dashed line = the cost of capital. Last 12 quarters, put on a trailing-twelve-month basis and anchored to the annual figure.
ROIC (TTM)ROE (TTM)WACC
28%−7.2%−43%−78%−113%%11.4%−41.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
28%−7.2%−43%−78%−113%%11.4%−41.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
11 · Dividend

Dividend

United Parks & Resorts Inc. pays no dividend. Across the last 12 reported quarters it has declared no dividend per share, so there is no payout history to chart and no yield to quote. Companies at this stage typically reinvest earnings rather than distribute them, which makes the cash-flow and reinvestment sections the place that cash shows up.

United Parks & Resorts Inc. does not currently pay a dividend. Across the last 12 reported quarters the company has declared no dividend per share, so there is no payout history to chart and no yield to quote. Companies at this stage typically reinvest earnings instead of distributing them.

12 · Debt

Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings. Low is the safe corner; the trend matters as much as the level.

United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s net worth is negative — it owes more than it owns — so a debt-to-equity ratio is not meaningful here. On the annual view that ratio went from −74.67 in FY21 to −5.34 in FY25. The returns elsewhere on this page are therefore earned rather than borrowed.

Mar 26: total debt of $2.4 B against shareholder equity of $−0.6 B — a debt-to-equity of −4.27. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from −74.67 (FY21) to −5.34 (FY25). The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed.

FY25: debt $2.4 B at −5.34× equity Total debt by fiscal year, $ B (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 5-year window.
Total debtDebt-to-equity
2.50.0×1.9−19.7×1.3−39.9×0.6−60.1×0.0−80.2×$ B×$2B−5.34×FY21FY23FY25
2.50.0×1.9−19.7×1.3−39.9×0.6−60.1×0.0−80.2×$ B×$2B−5.34×FY21FY23FY25
Mar 26: debt $2.4 B, debt-to-equity −4.27 Total debt per quarter, $ B (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). Last 12 quarters.
Total debt (quarterly)Debt-to-equity
2.6−3.8×1.9−5.6×1.3−7.4×0.6−9.2×0.0−11.1×$ B×$2B−4.27×Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
2.6−3.8×1.9−5.6×1.3−7.4×0.6−9.2×0.0−11.1×$ B×$2B−4.27×Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
13 · Ownership

Ownership There is no quarter-by-quarter holder register to read here, so we read the crowd through short interest — the slice of tradable shares currently sold short, positioned for a fall.

29.7% of United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s tradable float is currently sold short — a large bloc is positioned against it. At typical trading volumes those positions would take about 7.1 days to buy back. There is no quarter-by-quarter holder register to read for this filer, so the crowd is read through short interest instead.

The latest reading: 29.7% of the float is sold short, and at typical trading volumes it would take about 7.1 days to buy those positions back. A large bloc is positioned against it. This is a single point-in-time reading — we do not yet hold its history, so we show no trend chart.

Short interest
29.7%
of the tradable float
Days to cover
7.1
at typical volumes

Why it sits there: who is doing the shorting, and why, does not travel with the number — the level is shown without inventing its story.

14 · Safety line

Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.

United Parks & Resorts Inc.: the Z-score reads 1.85. A Z-score above roughly 3 reads as safe and below roughly 1.8 as the distress zone, so this sits in the grey band between the two. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure.

Why it matters: a Z-score of 1.85 sits in the grey band — neither clearly safe nor clearly distressed.

The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score reads 1.85.

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4Hasbro, Inc.HAS 55.2/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence ASLEEP 23.2/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 7.8 pp 45% evidence 15.9/25 ROCE 6.1% · OPM 27% 76% evidence 11.2/20 P/E 15.1× · PEG — 15% evidence 4.9/20 RS sector -3.2% · RS bench -4.2% · 1Y 18.1%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 23.2 + 15.9 + 11.2 + 4.9 = 55.2 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
5Acushnet Holdings Corp.GOLF 54.9/100Mixed-positive evidence81% evidence BREAKING OUT 14.0/35 Revenue 6.3% · PAT -21.8% · OPM change -0.3 pp 83% evidence 15.4/25 ROCE 6% · OPM 16% 76% evidence 12.2/20 P/E 32.9× · PEG 0.88 65% evidence 13.3/20 RS sector 2.2% · RS bench 1.2% · 1Y 36.1%5 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 14 + 15.4 + 12.2 + 13.3 = 54.9 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 1.2%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
6Amer Sports, Inc.AS 54.4/100Mixed-positive evidence71% evidence BASING 25.3/35 Revenue 28.8% · PAT 100% · OPM change 2 pp 83% evidence 13.3/25 ROCE 4.3% · OPM 16.5% 76% evidence 9.3/20 P/E 41.1× · PEG — 15% evidence 6.5/20 RS sector -7.5% · RS bench -8.6% · 1Y -2.6%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 25.3 + 13.3 + 9.3 + 6.5 = 54.4 · Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -7.5% and the one-year return is -2.6%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
7OneSpaWorld Holdings LimitedOSW 52.6/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence TURNING 17.1/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 1.5 pp 45% evidence 12.1/25 ROCE 3.7% · OPM 9.2% 76% evidence 9.5/20 P/E 35.7× · PEG — 15% evidence 13.9/20 RS sector 6.1% · RS bench 5% · 1Y 24.6%6 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 17.1 + 12.1 + 9.5 + 13.9 = 52.6 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
8Callaway Golf CompanyCALY 52.4/100Mixed-positive evidence71% evidence BREAKING OUT 16.7/35 Revenue -2.2% · PAT -88.7% · OPM change 3.7 pp 83% evidence 13.4/25 ROCE 3% · OPM 20.1% 76% evidence 8.7/20 P/E 99.1× · PEG — 15% evidence 13.6/20 RS sector 31.9% · RS bench 30.9% · 1Y 127.6%9 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 16.7 + 13.4 + 8.7 + 13.6 = 52.4 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 30.9%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
9Peloton Interactive, Inc.PTON 51.4/100Mixed-positive evidence64% evidence BREAKING OUT 20.9/35 Revenue -3.2% · PAT — · OPM change 13.5 pp 62% evidence 10.8/25 ROCE 3.9% · OPM 8.3% 76% evidence 9.0/20 P/E 85.8× · PEG — 15% evidence 10.7/20 RS sector -2.6% · RS bench -3.8% · 1Y -15.7%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 20.9 + 10.8 + 9 + 10.7 = 51.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
10Funko, Inc.FNKO 50.8/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence FADING 19.3/35 Revenue -10.5% · PAT — · OPM change 7.4 pp 62% evidence 5.3/25 ROCE -2.5% · OPM -4.8% 76% evidence 10.5/20 P/E 20.6× · PEG — 15% evidence 15.7/20 RS sector 28.5% · RS bench 27.5% · 1Y 134.1%8 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 19.3 + 5.3 + 10.5 + 15.7 = 50.8 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
11YETI Holdings, Inc.YETI 49.8/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence BREAKING OUT 12.0/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -10.6 pp 45% evidence 11.0/25 ROCE 1.3% · OPM 3.3% 76% evidence 10.7/20 P/E 18.6× · PEG — 15% evidence 16.1/20 RS sector 11.7% · RS bench 10.8% · 1Y 58.5%10 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 12 + 11 + 10.7 + 16.1 = 49.8 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
12Xponential Fitness, Inc.XPOF 47.8/100Thin evidence · provisional55% evidence TURNING 18.8/35 Revenue -6% · PAT — · OPM change 8.9 pp 62% evidence 13.4/25 ROCE 5.1% · OPM 21.5% 76% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 5.6/20 RS sector -14% · RS bench -15.2% · 1Y -5.8%4 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 18.8 + 13.4 + 10 + 5.6 = 47.8 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
13Johnson Outdoors Inc.JOUT 45.8/100Thin evidence · provisional52% evidence ASLEEP 17.7/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 1.2 pp 45% evidence 10.0/25 ROCE 2% · OPM 5.3% 76% evidence 8.8/20 P/E 98.1× · PEG — 15% evidence 9.3/20 RS sector -1.5% · RS bench -2.5% · 1Y 29.2%0 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 17.7 + 10 + 8.8 + 9.3 = 45.8 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
14American Outdoor Brands, Inc.AOUT 45.0/100Mixed-negative evidence61% evidence BREAKING OUT 11.7/35 Revenue -14.3% · PAT — · OPM change 0.7 pp 71% evidence 7.2/25 ROCE -0.2% · OPM -0.8% 76% evidence 10.8/20 P/E 18.1× · PEG — 15% evidence 15.3/20 RS sector 23.8% · RS bench 22.4% · 1Y 36.7%9 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 11.7 + 7.2 + 10.8 + 15.3 = 45 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 22.4%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
15JAKKS Pacific, Inc.JAKK 44.9/100Mixed-negative evidence68% evidence TURNING 9.5/35 Revenue -21.1% · PAT -80.4% · OPM change -1.9 pp 62% evidence 5.8/25 ROCE -2% · OPM -5.2% 76% evidence 14.8/20 P/E 28.5× · PEG 0.21 65% evidence 14.8/20 RS sector 18.6% · RS bench 17.5% · 1Y 58.5%4 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 9.5 + 5.8 + 14.8 + 14.8 = 44.9 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 17.5%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
16Mattel, Inc.MAT 41.5/100Mixed-negative evidence74% evidence BASING 12.7/35 Revenue -0.3% · PAT -4.8% · OPM change -5.5 pp 62% evidence 7.5/25 ROCE -2% · OPM -11.9% 76% evidence 15.7/20 P/E 9.2× · PEG 0.36 65% evidence 5.6/20 RS sector -21.7% · RS bench -22.4% · 1Y -13.3%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 12.7 + 7.5 + 15.7 + 5.6 = 41.5 · Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity.
17United Parks & Resorts Inc.this pagePRKS 41.2/100Mixed-negative evidence74% evidence BREAKING OUT 10.7/35 Revenue -3.6% · PAT -32.7% · OPM change -9 pp 62% evidence 8.6/25 ROCE -0.4% · OPM -3.1% 76% evidence 7.9/20 P/E 12.3× · PEG 2.24 65% evidence 14.0/20 RS sector 1.9% · RS bench 0.5% · 1Y -5.1%11 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 10.7 + 8.6 + 7.9 + 14 = 41.2 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 0.5%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
18Playboy, Inc.PLBY 40.2/100Thin evidence · provisional55% evidence BASING 21.0/35 Revenue 5.2% · PAT — · OPM change 16.3 pp 62% evidence 5.3/25 ROCE -0.7% · OPM -5.4% 76% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 3.9/20 RS sector -31.1% · RS bench -31.8% · 1Y -29.1%0 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 21 + 5.3 + 10 + 3.9 = 40.2 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
19Six Flags Entertainment CorporationFUN 39.3/100Mixed-negative evidence64% evidence ASLEEP 23.0/35 Revenue 11.2% · PAT — · OPM change 20.5 pp 62% evidence 3.7/25 ROCE -4.3% · OPM -138.4% 76% evidence 8.5/20 P/E 112.2× · PEG — 15% evidence 4.1/20 RS sector -14.2% · RS bench -15.3% · 1Y -23.7%6 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 23 + 3.7 + 8.5 + 4.1 = 39.3 · Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -14.2% and the one-year return is -23.7%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
20Lucky Strike Entertainment CorporationLUCK 37.2/100Mixed-negative evidence65% evidence BASING 11.9/35 Revenue 4.9% · PAT -4350% · OPM change 0.9 pp 83% evidence 11.8/25 ROCE 2.2% · OPM 19.2% 76% evidence 9.2/20 P/E 49.6× · PEG — 15% evidence 4.3/20 RS sector -27.1% · RS bench -28% · 1Y -28.1%0 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 11.9 + 11.8 + 9.2 + 4.3 = 37.2 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
21Tron Inc.TRON 36.4/100Mixed-negative evidence61% evidence BASING 19.7/35 Revenue -20% · PAT — · OPM change 9 pp 62% evidence 5.6/25 ROCE -0.5% · OPM -50.4% 76% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 1.1/20 RS sector -37.8% · RS bench -39.1% · 1Y -78.8%3 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 19.7 + 5.6 + 10 + 1.1 = 36.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
22Clarus CorporationCLAR 35.2/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence BREAKING OUT 14.1/35 Revenue -1.2% · PAT — · OPM change 1.4 pp 62% evidence 4.3/25 ROCE -2.6% · OPM -9.8% 76% evidence 10.3/20 P/E 20.7× · PEG — 15% evidence 6.5/20 RS sector -7.4% · RS bench -8.4% · 1Y -2.9%5 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 14.1 + 4.3 + 10.3 + 6.5 = 35.2 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

16 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s stock price today?

United Parks & Resorts Inc. trades at $46.2, −1.0% over the past year. The company is valued at $2.0 B. The stock sits at 65% of its 52-week range of $30–$55, +19.6% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is topping out, 10 weeks in. — as of 5 August 2026.

What were United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s latest quarterly results?

United Parks & Resorts Inc. reported revenue of $0.3 B and a net loss of $0.0 B for the Mar 26 quarter. Earnings per share were $−0.69. The operating margin was −3.6%, 10.5 pp lower than a year earlier. — as of 5 August 2026.

What is United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s revenue?

United Parks & Resorts Inc. reported revenue of $0.3 B in the Mar 26 quarter, −3.4% year on year. For the full FY25 fiscal year, revenue was $1.7 B (−4.0%). Over the last 4 years revenue compounded at 2.6% a year. — as of 5 August 2026.

What is United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s profit?

United Parks & Resorts Inc. earned $−0.0 B of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter. Full-year FY25 profit was $0.2 B. The operating margin ran −3.6% in the latest quarter. — as of 5 August 2026.

What is United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s market cap?

United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s market capitalisation is $2.0 B at a stock price of $46.2. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 5 August 2026.

What is United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s P/E ratio?

United Parks & Resorts Inc. trades at a P/E of 17.8×, at the 98th percentile of its own 4-year range, against a long-run median of 13.5×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 5 August 2026.

Does United Parks & Resorts Inc. pay a dividend?

No — United Parks & Resorts Inc. has declared no dividend per share in any of its last 12 reported quarters, so there is no payout history and no yield to quote. That is a reading of the filed statements, not an estimate. — as of 5 August 2026.

Is United Parks & Resorts Inc. overvalued?

On its own history, United Parks & Resorts Inc. looks expensive against its own history: its P/E of 17.8× sits at the 98th percentile of its 4-year range (long-run median 13.5×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. — as of 5 August 2026.

How is United Parks & Resorts Inc. performing?

United Parks & Resorts Inc. is topping out, 10 weeks in. Against the S&P 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 11 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 5 August 2026.

What stage is United Parks & Resorts Inc. in?

Deteriorating — revenue, profit and EPS growth are shrinking (revenue growth −4.1% latest against +5.4% at its 12-quarter best). The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth −4.1% latest, profit growth −27.3% latest, eps growth −29.3% latest) plus the ROCE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 5 August 2026.

Is United Parks & Resorts Inc. in an uptrend?

It is stalling — the price is topping out (week 10 of stage 3), trading +19.6% versus its 200-day average and at 65% of its 52-week range. Price stages cycle base → advance → top → decline, and the stage names where this stock sits in that cycle — as of 5 August 2026.

Is United Parks & Resorts Inc. beating the market?

On recent form, yes — United Parks & Resorts Inc. has been ahead of the S&P 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 11 straight weeks, the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 10.1 years the stock moved +219% against the S&P 500's +263% — behind the index over the full window. — as of 5 August 2026.

Will United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s stock price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for United Parks & Resorts Inc. What it measures instead: the stock price is $46.2, the price is topping out 10 weeks in. Its P/E of 17.8× sits at the 98th percentile of its own 4-year range. — as of 5 August 2026.

Is the market betting against United Parks & Resorts Inc.?

Yes — short interest is 29.7% of United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s tradable float, about 7.1 days to cover at typical volumes. A crowded short: a large bloc is positioned against it. With no quarter-by-quarter holder register here, short interest is the cleanest crowd read we hold — as of 5 August 2026.

What is United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s capex?

United Parks & Resorts Inc. spent $1.0 B on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY25 alone that was $0.2 B. — as of 5 August 2026.

What is United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s cash flow?

United Parks & Resorts Inc. generated $0.4 B of operating cash flow in FY25 and $0.2 B of free cash flow after $0.2 B of capital spending. Reported profit that year was $0.2 B, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. — as of 5 August 2026.

Is United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s profit real cash?

Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 216% of United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY25, operating cash was $0.4 B against reported profit of $0.2 B. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 5 August 2026.

How financially safe is United Parks & Resorts Inc.?

On the balance sheet, the Z-score reads 1.85 — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the distress zone. That is in the grey band — neither clearly safe nor clearly distressed. — as of 5 August 2026.

Where is United Parks & Resorts Inc. in its business cycle?

United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s FY25 operating margin was 22.3%, against a 5-year band of 22.3%–29.5%: the low end of its own band, which is where recoveries start when they come. The latest quarter ran −3.6%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 5 August 2026.

What could break the United Parks & Resorts Inc. story?

Biggest watch item: the P/E sits at the 98th percentile of its own range — the multiple has already done part of the work. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 5 August 2026.

Is United Parks & Resorts Inc. a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s balance sheet is under water — net worth is negative, so it owes more than it owns. This is a distressed, high-risk situation — the equity can be wiped by dilution or restructuring before operations recover. Not a value setup. The sharpest open question: whether the business can earn its way back to positive equity before dilution or restructuring gets there first. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 5 August 2026.

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