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

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the twelve research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $83.70.

VAC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $92.00 price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Mizuho set a $103.00 target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VAC. LSV Asset Management boosted its stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 204,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,807,000 after buying an additional 15,025 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC boosted its stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 43.2% in the third quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 105,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,011,000 after buying an additional 31,770 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,392,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,730,000 after buying an additional 234,105 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 2.9% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,950,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $129,820,000 after buying an additional 54,285 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the third quarter worth about $1,284,000. 89.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Trading Up 5.9%

VAC opened at $92.93 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.21, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 3.30, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a 12 month low of $44.58 and a 12 month high of $93.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $75.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $65.65.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.67 by ($0.43). The company had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a positive return on equity of 11.37% and a negative net margin of 6.72%.The company’s revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.66 earnings per share. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.050-7.800 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Marriott Vacations Worldwide will post 7.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 27th were paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 27th. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s payout ratio is -31.71%.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Company Profile

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, specializes in the development, marketing and management of vacation ownership resorts and related products. Originally launched as a division of Marriott International in 1984, the company became a separate publicly traded entity in 2011. Since then, it has expanded its offerings through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions, establishing itself as a leading provider in the global timeshare industry.

The company’s core business activities include selling vacation ownership interests, managing a growing portfolio of branded resorts and operating a loyalty program that allows members to exchange or use points at affiliated properties.