Zacks Research Has Strong Forecast for VAC FY2025 Earnings

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a report issued on Wednesday, November 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $7.00 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.72. The consensus estimate for Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s current full-year earnings is $6.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.10 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.70 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $127.00 to $81.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Mizuho downgraded Marriott Vacations Worldwide from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $85.00 to $58.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $37.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $87.00 to $64.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $63.38.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Trading Down 0.7%

Marriott Vacations Worldwide stock opened at $54.49 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.37. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a 1 year low of $44.58 and a 1 year high of $99.42. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $61.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 3.22 and a current ratio of 3.87.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.31 billion. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a net margin of 3.44% and a return on equity of 11.44%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.80 EPS. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.700-7.100 EPS.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th were issued a dividend of $0.79 per share. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.8%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 17th. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s payout ratio is currently 70.85%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Marriott Vacations Worldwide

In other news, Director Lizanne Galbreath purchased 5,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $46.51 per share, with a total value of $255,805.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 25,714 shares in the company, valued at $1,195,958.14. This represents a 27.21% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Dianna Morgan acquired 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $51.22 per share, for a total transaction of $25,610.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 23,094 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,182,874.68. This represents a 2.21% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders acquired 96,100 shares of company stock worth $4,566,692 over the last quarter. Insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the second quarter worth $25,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 627.8% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 393 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 90.6% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.52% of the company’s stock.

About Marriott Vacations Worldwide

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.