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 ($37.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 55.0m as of 2024-11-01, 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 ≈ $56.19. Options: 3 managers hold calls ($2.0m notional), 4 hold puts ($3.6m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 231 |
| Q4 2022 | 234 |
| Q1 2023 | 233 |
| Q2 2023 | 223 |
| Q3 2023 | 218 |
| Q4 2023 | 205 |
| Q1 2024 | 215 |
| Q2 2024 | 229 |
| Q3 2024 | 226 |
| Q4 2024 | 226 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 110 | 111 |
| Q2 2023 | 112 | 112 |
| Q3 2023 | 100 | 127 |
| Q4 2023 | 86 | 115 |
| Q1 2024 | 116 | 98 |
| Q2 2024 | 125 | 99 |
| Q3 2024 | 124 | 113 |
| Q4 2024 | 102 | 114 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $21.2m | $12.3m | 0.58 |
| Q2 2024 | $7.0m | $3.9m | 0.56 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.4m | $844.3k | 0.63 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.0m | $3.6m | 1.78 |
Biggest buyers
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | Added | +599.0k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | Added | +450.7k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +413.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +405.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +404.1k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Added | +280.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +265.3k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +130.6k |
| Perpetual Ltd | Added | +125.9k |
| BREACH INLET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +114.1k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.2m |
| HG Vora Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -800.0k |
| GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -617.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -344.8k |
| Q Global Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -300.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -296.9k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -190.0k |
| Engine Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -158.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -138.6k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Sold out | -114.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.6m27.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $432.7k7.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $2.1m37.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.4m25.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $28.0k500 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 Q4 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.4m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.0m | $460.5k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.6m | $444.0k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $310.7k | $264.0k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $472.1k | $157.5k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.9m | $108.3k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.9m | $650.1k |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $1.9m | 1 | $723.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-13 | Finazzo Christopher L. Chief Commercial Officer | Sold | $723.1k13.0k shares |
| 2024-11-18 | Mikolaichik James Officer | Bought | $1.9m34.0k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital LP 76.15% of their portfolio | 27.2m $1.5bn | Unchanged |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 4.5m $255.6m | Added +599.0k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 1.33% of their portfolio | 4.5m $252.2m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $157.4m | Reduced -138.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $141.6m | Reduced -344.8k |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC 18.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $123.2m | Unchanged |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.32% of their portfolio | 1.8m $99.5m | Added +450.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $81.6m | Added +19.0k |
| Voss Capital, LP 6.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $81.3m | Added +5.8k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 3.82% of their portfolio | 1.4m $80.2m | Added +280.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $65.4m | Reduced -5.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $59.3m | Added +404.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 949.8k $53.4m | Added +413.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 915.9k $51.5m | Added +265.3k |
| GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 3.47% of their portfolio | 804.8k $45.2m | Reduced -617.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 795.6k $44.7m | Reduced -50.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 690.9k $38.8m | Reduced -49.5k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.51% of their portfolio | 667.2k $37.5m | Reduced -46.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 567.6k $31.9m | Reduced -26.4k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.79% of their portfolio | 555.3k $31.2m | Added +4.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 539.1k $30.3m | First filing |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 503.1k $28.3m | Added +3.1k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 500.0k $28.1m | Unchanged |
| HG Vora Capital Management, LLC 2.12% of their portfolio | 500.0k $28.1m | Reduced -800.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 483.1k $27.1m | Added +9.8k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.30% of their portfolio | 459.1k $25.8m | Added +125.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 427.3k $24.0m | Reduced -12.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 423.6k $23.8m | Added +10.6k |
| BWCP, LP 4.98% of their portfolio | 412.1k $23.2m | Added +42.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 405.0k $22.8m | Added +405.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 402.7k $22.5m | Added +80.8k |
| Engine Capital Management, LP 3.74% of their portfolio | 363.9k $20.4m | Reduced -158.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 334.8k $18.8m | Added +10.5k |
| Philosophy Capital Management LLC 2.29% of their portfolio | 302.7k $17.0m | Reduced -83.3k |
| Q Global Advisors, LLC 17.39% of their portfolio | 300.3k $16.9m | Reduced -300.0k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 272.0k $15.3m | Reduced -62.4k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 261.8k $14.7m | Added +20.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 241.2k $13.6m | Reduced -9.2k |
| BREACH INLET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 9.05% of their portfolio | 227.4k $12.8m | Added +114.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.1k $11.4m | Reduced -66.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.0k $11.1m | Reduced -18.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 188.1k $10.6m | Unchanged |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.3k $8.2m | Reduced -11.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 145.2k $8.2m | Added +130.6k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 140.2k $7.9m | Added +63.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.5k $7.8m | Added +4.9k |
| Lionstone Capital Management LLC 1.99% of their portfolio | 138.4k $7.8m | Unchanged |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 102.0k $5.7m | Reduced -89.4k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.0k $5.6m | Unchanged |
| JCP Investment Management, LLC 3.30% of their portfolio | 99.8k $5.6m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.3k $5.6m | Added +12.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.4k $5.4m | Reduced -34.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.9k $4.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 79.2k $4.5m | Added +69.4k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.1k $4.2m | Reduced -49.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.9k $4.0m | Added +17.7k |
| ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC 4.56% of their portfolio | 70.0k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.7k $3.8m | Added +5.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.1k $3.5m | Reduced -296.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.7k $3.5m | Reduced -10.5k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.0k $3.4m | New |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 57.1k $3.2m | New |
| Orvieto Partners, L.P. 2.70% of their portfolio | 57.0k $3.2m | First filing |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.9k $3.1m | Added +115 |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 55.1k $3.1m | Reduced -6.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.0k $3.0m | Added +46.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.0k $3.0m | Added +258 |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 51.7k $2.9m | Added +34.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.4k $2.9m | Reduced -53.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.4k $2.8m | Added +41.4k |
| Rock Creek Group LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 50.0k $2.8m | Added +5.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.5k $2.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.5k $2.7m | Added +8.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.8k $2.3m | Added +8.9k |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc 0.36% of their portfolio | 40.0k $2.3m | Added +10.0k |
| Sonic GP LLC 4.90% of their portfolio | 39.6k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.2k $2.2m | Reduced -1.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.3k $2.0m | Reduced -98.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.2k $2.0m | Reduced -4.4k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 34.2k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.8k $1.8m | Reduced -889 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.1k $1.7m | Reduced -85.1k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.5k $1.7m | Added +846 |
| HUNTER ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 30.1k $1.7m | Added +3.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.9k $1.7m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.0k $1.5m | Added +20.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.9k $1.5m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.7k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| Blueshift Asset Management, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 24.5k $1.4m | New |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 22.4k $1.3m | New |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 22.4k $1.3m | Reduced -47.7k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.2k $1.2m | New |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.5k $1.2m | Added +1.7k |
| Diametric Capital, LP 0.78% of their portfolio | 20.4k $1.1m | Reduced -17.9k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 20.4k $1.1m | New |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 20.3k $1.1m | New |
| SkyView Investment Advisors, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 20.0k $1.1m | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.7k $1.1m | Reduced -620 |
| CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.37% of their portfolio | 19.5k $1.1m | Reduced -1.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.6k $988.6k | Reduced -2.1k |