UBS (OTCMKTS:OUBSF) & Park National (NYSE:PRK) Financial Comparison

UBS (OTCMKTS:OUBSF) and Park National (NYSE:PRK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares UBS and Park National’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UBS	N/A	N/A	N/A
Park National	23.46%	12.31%	1.50%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

62.7% of Park National shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Park National shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for UBS and Park National, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UBS	0	0	0	0	0.00
Park National	0	2	0	0	2.00

Park National has a consensus target price of $177.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.18%. Given Park National’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Park National is more favorable than UBS.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares UBS and Park National”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UBS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Park National	$528.91 million	5.27	$151.42 million	$9.74	17.69

Park National has higher revenue and earnings than UBS.

Summary

Park National beats UBS on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Park National

Park National Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Park National Bank that provides commercial banking and trust services in small and medium population areas. The company offers deposits for demand, savings, and time accounts; trust and wealth management services; cash management services; safe deposit operations; electronic funds transfers; Internet and mobile banking solutions with bill pay service; credit cards; and various additional banking-related services. It also provides commercial loans, including financing for industrial and commercial properties, financing for equipment, inventory and accounts receivable, acquisition financing, and commercial leasing, as well as for consumer finance companies; commercial real estate loans comprising mortgage loans to developers and owners of commercial real estate; originates financing leases primarily for the purchase of commercial vehicles, operating/manufacturing equipment, and municipal vehicles/equipment; consumer loans, such as automobile loans; consumer finance services; home equity lines of credit; and residential real estate and construction loans, as well as installment loans and commercial loans. In addition, the company offers aircraft financing services; and ParkDirect, a personal banking application. Park National Corporation was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Newark, Ohio.