What is Zacks Research's Estimate for VAC Q2 Earnings?

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Co. (NYSE:VAC - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now expects that the company will earn $1.58 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.67. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.53 EPS.

VAC has been the topic of several other research reports. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $142.00 to $140.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $67.00 to $57.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $112.00 to $108.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $48.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $112.00 to $105.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $92.25.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:VAC traded down $1.81 during trading on Friday, hitting $65.86. The company's stock had a trading volume of 587,433 shares, compared to its average volume of 460,407. The company has a 50-day moving average of $60.73 and a 200-day moving average of $76.88. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a 12 month low of $49.22 and a 12 month high of $100.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.19, a current ratio of 3.53 and a quick ratio of 2.86. The firm has a market cap of $2.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.42.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.10. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a net margin of 4.20% and a return on equity of 10.89%. The firm had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.21 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.80 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.79 per share. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's payout ratio is currently 53.92%.

Insider Activity

In other Marriott Vacations Worldwide news, insider Stephanie Sobeck Butera bought 650 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 6th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $71.66 per share, with a total value of $46,579.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 8,770 shares in the company, valued at $628,458.20. This trade represents a 8.00% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 2.6% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,931,782 shares of the company's stock valued at $124,101,000 after purchasing an additional 48,585 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 32.2% during the first quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,822,687 shares of the company's stock valued at $117,089,000 after acquiring an additional 444,126 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,181,961 shares of the company's stock valued at $106,140,000 after acquiring an additional 23,380 shares during the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC increased its position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 8.1% during the first quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 1,139,334 shares of the company's stock valued at $73,191,000 after acquiring an additional 85,230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 2.8% during the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 800,315 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,413,000 after acquiring an additional 21,631 shares during the last quarter. 89.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.