Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) versus Granite Real Estate (NYSE:GRP.U) Head-To-Head Analysis

Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) and Granite Real Estate (NYSE:GRP.U) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Park Hotels & Resorts and Granite Real Estate”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.60 billion	0.83	$212.00 million	($0.07)	-155.07
Granite Real Estate	$415.37 million	8.60	$263.17 million	$3.86	15.28

Granite Real Estate has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Park Hotels & Resorts. Park Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Real Estate, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of Granite Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Granite Real Estate shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Park Hotels & Resorts and Granite Real Estate’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Hotels & Resorts	-0.47%	-1.25%	-0.48%
Granite Real Estate	48.19%	5.20%	3.02%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Park Hotels & Resorts and Granite Real Estate, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park Hotels & Resorts	2	8	1	0	1.91
Granite Real Estate	0	0	0	0	0.00

Park Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $11.10, indicating a potential upside of 2.26%. Given Park Hotels & Resorts’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Park Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Granite Real Estate.

Summary

Granite Real Estate beats Park Hotels & Resorts on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Park Hotels & Resorts

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust, which owns and operates hotels and resorts. It operates through the Consolidated Hotels and Unconsolidated Hotels segments. Its portfolio of hotels and resorts include the Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, and Curio. The company was founded by Conrad Hilton in 1919 and is headquartered in Tysons, VA.

About Granite Real Estate

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust is engaged in the ownership and management of predominantly industrial properties in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Europe. The Company owns and manages rental income properties. Its services include sourcing and real estate acquisition, site development, assisting with government approvals and re-zoning to specific uses, build-to-suit construction, property renovation, project management and long-term leasing. Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, formerly known as Granite Real Estate Inc., is based in Toronto, Canada.