Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC – Get Free Report) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the seven research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $90.50.
VAC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $101.00 price objective on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $128.00 to $127.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “underweight” rating on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th.
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Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VAC. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 136.5% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 627.8% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares during the period. Investment Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 90.6% in the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 427 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.52% of the company’s stock.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Trading Up 1.8%
Shares of VAC opened at $68.50 on Friday. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a 1-year low of $49.22 and a 1-year high of $100.32. The company has a 50-day moving average of $75.10 and a 200 day moving average of $69.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.30, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a current ratio of 3.55 and a quick ratio of 2.90.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.24. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 11.74%. The company had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.10 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.400-7.100 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Marriott Vacations Worldwide will post 6.23 EPS for the current year.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th were given a dividend of $0.79 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $3.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 47.52%.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Company Profile
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Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, a vacation company, develops, markets, sells, and manages vacation ownership and related businesses, products, and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Vacation Ownership and Exchange & Third-Party Management.
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