Comparing United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS) and Clover Leaf Capital (NASDAQ:CLOE)

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

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 Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices 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 13.24%. Given United Parks & Resorts’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe United Parks & Resorts is more favorable than Clover Leaf Capital.

Earnings & 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	1.76	$234.20 million	$3.99	13.85
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.

Risk and Volatility

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

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.