United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS) and Clover Leaf Capital (NASDAQ:CLOE) Head to Head Analysis

United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS) and Clover Leaf Capital (NASDAQ:CLOE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

18.5% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of United Parks & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 81.2% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

United Parks & Resorts has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clover Leaf Capital has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares United Parks & Resorts and Clover Leaf Capital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
United Parks & Resorts	$1.73 billion	1.66	$234.20 million	$3.99	13.09
Clover Leaf Capital	N/A	N/A	-$1.05 million	($0.23)	-54.22

United Parks & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Clover Leaf Capital. Clover Leaf Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Parks & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares United Parks & Resorts and Clover Leaf Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Parks & Resorts	13.85%	-76.13%	9.11%
Clover Leaf Capital	N/A	N/A	-9.57%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for United Parks & Resorts and Clover Leaf Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United Parks & Resorts	1	3	6	0	2.50
Clover Leaf Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00

United Parks & Resorts presently has a consensus price target of $62.60, suggesting a potential upside of 19.85%. Given United Parks & Resorts’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe United Parks & Resorts is more favorable than Clover Leaf Capital.

Summary

United Parks & Resorts beats Clover Leaf Capital on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About United Parks & Resorts

United Parks & Resorts, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the ownership and operation of theme parks. Its portfolio includes SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Aquatica, Discovery Cove, Sesame Place, and Sea Rescue. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

About Clover Leaf Capital

Clover Leaf Capital Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, and other business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to acquire companies operating in the cannabis industry. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Miami, Florida.