UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC PRKS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 81282V100 · ISIN US81282V1008
Family entertainment, amusement park and attraction company headquartered in Orlando, Florida
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryServices-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation
- HeadquartersOrlando, FL
- Founded1960
- Websiteunitedparks.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($15.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 64.0m as of 2023-08-03, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $56.02. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($13.7m notional), 10 hold puts ($14.3m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 231 |
| Q4 2022 | 234 |
| Q1 2023 | 233 |
| Q2 2023 | 223 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 103 | 130 |
| Q1 2023 | 110 | 111 |
| Q2 2023 | 112 | 112 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $29.7m | $26.9m | 0.91 |
| Q4 2022 | $25.1m | $12.9m | 0.51 |
| Q1 2023 | $24.1m | $12.1m | 0.50 |
| Q2 2023 | $13.7m | $14.3m | 1.04 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | Added | +594.6k |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC | Added | +366.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +272.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | New | +230.0k |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | Added | +192.4k |
| Engine Capital Management, LP | Added | +186.5k |
| Man Group plc | New | +186.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +143.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +128.9k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +113.7k |
Biggest sellers
| JAT Capital Mgmt LP | Sold out | -1.4m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -382.2k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Reduced | -329.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -274.6k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Sold out | -226.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -191.3k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Sold out | -191.1k |
| Ardmore Road Asset Management LP | Reduced | -170.4k |
| Q Global Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -155.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.8m67.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.2m57.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.8m49.5k shares |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | New | $1.5m26.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.2m21.8k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | $571.3k10.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $560.1k10.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $117.0k2.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $22.4k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SANDLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | New | $8.5m152.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.6m29.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.3m23.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $924.2k16.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $560.1k10.0k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | $537.7k9.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $464.9k8.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $324.0k5.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $61.6k1.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital LP 13D · may seek influence +2.3 pts · filed 2026-08-11 | 60.2% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution new · filed 2025-10-17 | 7.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27), GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP (4.6%, 2026-02-17)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $162.5k | 3 | $2.7m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $146.6k | 4 | $5.5m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $140.4k | 2 | $1.9m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 2 | $2.5m | 3 | $3.5m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $195.0k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.4m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.0m | $460.5k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-15 | Swanson Marc Chief Executive Officer | Sold plan | $237.2k4.0k shares |
| 2023-06-13 | Gray William Director | Sold | $1.2m20.0k shares |
| 2023-05-18 | Swanson Marc Chief Executive Officer | Sold plan | $223.2k4.0k shares |
| 2023-05-12 | Miller Kyle Robert Officer | Sold | $715.0k12.6k shares |
| 2023-05-12 | Surrett Byron Officer | Sold | $8.2k144 shares |
| 2023-05-11 | Surrett Byron Officer | Sold | $46.6k813 shares |
| 2023-05-10 | Dold Christopher Chief Zoological Officer | Sold | $348.6k5.8k shares |
| 2023-05-09 | Dold Christopher Chief Zoological Officer | Sold | $200.5k3.3k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital LP 68.89% of their portfolio | 27.2m $1.5bn | Unchanged |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 2.58% of their portfolio | 4.5m $252.9m | Reduced -30.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $223.3m | Added +12.0k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 3.5m $195.8m | Reduced -75.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $159.8m | Added +25.3k |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. 5.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $100.4m | Added +192.4k |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC 9.41% of their portfolio | 1.3m $73.8m | Added +366.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $72.6m | Added +128.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $64.6m | Added +10.5k |
| GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 4.82% of their portfolio | 948.8k $53.1m | Added +594.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 870.6k $48.8m | Reduced -19.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 769.6k $43.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 763.7k $42.8m | Added +14.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 759.8k $42.6m | Reduced -382.2k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.72% of their portfolio | 738.3k $41.4m | Reduced -19.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 710.3k $39.8m | Reduced -191.3k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP 0.31% of their portfolio | 682.0k $38.2m | Added +12.0k |
| Engine Capital Management, LP 9.14% of their portfolio | 671.9k $37.6m | Added +186.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 656.6k $36.8m | Added +272.2k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 632.8k $35.4m | Reduced -70.1k |
| Q Global Advisors, LLC 24.23% of their portfolio | 600.0k $33.6m | Reduced -155.0k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 2.18% of their portfolio | 561.5k $31.4m | Added +69.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 537.3k $30.1m | Reduced -47.3k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.47% of their portfolio | 522.4k $29.3m | Added +17.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 516.6k $28.9m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 500.0k $28.0m | Reduced -329.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 427.3k $23.9m | Reduced -77.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 408.6k $22.9m | Added +113.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 405.8k $22.7m | Added +4.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 380.5k $21.3m | Added +8.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 349.4k $19.6m | Reduced -54.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 345.5k $19.4m | Added +143.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 341.2k $19.1m | Reduced -47.8k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 308.3k $17.3m | Added +4.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 290.1k $16.2m | Reduced -76.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 275.2k $15.4m | Added +13.3k |
| ING GROEP NV 0.11% of their portfolio | 250.0k $14.0m | Added +25.8k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 246.7k $13.8m | Added +17.9k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 230.0k $13.3m | New |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 227.8k $12.8m | Reduced -1.4k |
| BRANT POINT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2.78% of their portfolio | 217.3k $12.2m | Added +7.9k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 208.4k $11.7m | Reduced -44.4k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.58% of their portfolio | 205.1k $11.5m | Added +5.3k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 204.1k $11.4m | Added +520 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 201.2k $11.3m | Reduced -4.4k |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 197.4k $11.1m | Added +4.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.6k $10.5m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 186.4k $10.4m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 167.1k $9.4m | Reduced -562 |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.49% of their portfolio | 162.7k $9.1m | Reduced -117 |
| Ardmore Road Asset Management LP 2.61% of their portfolio | 154.6k $8.7m | Reduced -170.4k |
| Sonic GP LLC 5.61% of their portfolio | 150.0k $8.4m | Unchanged |
| Lodge Hill Capital, LLC 2.68% of their portfolio | 141.3k $7.9m | Reduced -13.7k |
| Lionstone Capital Management LLC 2.29% of their portfolio | 138.4k $7.8m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.9k $7.2m | Added +55.9k |
| Sahana Capital Management LP 1.34% of their portfolio | 126.8k $7.1m | Not comparable |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 122.6k $6.9m | Reduced -68.0k |
| Impala Asset Management LLC 6.17% of their portfolio | 122.3k $6.9m | Added +101.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.7k $6.6m | Added +5.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.0k $6.6m | Reduced -3.8k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 102.8k $5.8m | Reduced -33.5k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.68% of their portfolio | 99.6k $5.6m | Added +18.8k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 98.9k $5.5m | Added +81.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.1k $5.1m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.5k $4.7m | Reduced -6.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.8k $4.2m | Added +10.5k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 72.0k $4.0m | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 71.6k $4.0m | Added +66.3k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.19% of their portfolio | 68.4k $3.8m | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.2k $3.8m | Added +15.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.8k $3.6m | Reduced -26.9k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.3k $3.6m | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.1k $3.4m | Reduced -6.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.0k $3.4m | Added +5.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.0k $3.4m | Reduced -73.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.3k $3.3m | Reduced -2.8k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 54.7k $3.1m | Added +32.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.2k $3.0m | Added +11 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.9k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.0k $2.7m | Added +5.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.0k $2.6m | Reduced -4.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.8k $2.6m | Reduced -2.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.6k $2.6m | Added +37.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.4k $2.5m | Added +11.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.9k $2.5m | Reduced -9.3k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.0k $2.4m | Added +7.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.8k $2.3m | Reduced -198 |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 41.8k $2.3m | Added +34.9k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 39.7k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.6k $2.2m | Reduced -38.8k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 38.2k $2.1m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.2k $2.1m | Reduced -752 |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.2k $1.9m | Added +14.4k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.2k $1.9m | Added +11.8k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.2k $1.9m | Added +1.8k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 32.5k $1.8m | Added +25.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.3k $1.8m | Added +4.2k |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc 0.31% of their portfolio | 30.2k $1.7m | Added +200 |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 30.0k $1.7m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.5k $1.7m | Added +9.3k |