Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company manages vacation ownership and related products under the Marriott Vacation Club, Grand Residences by Marriott, Sheraton Vacation Club, Westin Vacation Club, Hyatt Vacation Club, and Marriott Vacation Club Pulse brands. It develops, markets, and sells vacation ownership and related products under The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club brand; and holds right to develop, market, and sell ownership residential products under The Ritz-Carlton Residences brand. In addition, the company offers exchange networks and membership programs, as well as provision of management services to other resorts and lodging properties through Interval International, and Aqua-Aston business brands. Further, it provides financing consumer purchases of vacation ownership products, and renting vacation ownership inventory. The company sells its upscale tier vacation ownership products primarily through a network of resort-based sales centers and off-site sales locations. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $82.67 to $83.97
• 50-Day Range: $64.49 to $84.93
• 52-Week Range: $49.22 to $100.32
• Volume: 402,811 shs
• Average Volume: 490,809 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.86 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.12
• Dividend Yield: 3.82%
• Price Target: $92.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marriott Vacations Worldwide scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 291 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Marriott Vacations Worldwide are expected to grow by 19.90% in the coming year, from $6.23 to $7.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marriott Vacations Worldwide is 14.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marriott Vacations Worldwide is 14.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 21.34.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a PEG Ratio of 1.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a P/B Ratio of 1.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.39% of the float of Marriott Vacations Worldwide has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Marriott Vacations Worldwide has recently decreased by 99.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Marriott Vacations Worldwide is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.75%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Marriott Vacations Worldwide is 53.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Marriott Vacations Worldwide will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.30% next year. This indicates that Marriott Vacations Worldwide will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.39% of the float of Marriott Vacations Worldwide has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Marriott Vacations Worldwide has recently decreased by 99.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Marriott Vacations Worldwide this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for VAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Marriott Vacations Worldwide to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marriott Vacations Worldwide insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $50,876,276.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.60% of the stock of Marriott Vacations Worldwide is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.52% of the stock of Marriott Vacations Worldwide is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VAC shares performed this year?

Marriott Vacations Worldwide's stock was trading at $89.80 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VAC shares have decreased by 7.9% and is now trading at $82.72.

How were Marriott Vacations Worldwide's earnings last quarter?

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.10. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Marriott Vacations Worldwide's major shareholders?

Marriott Vacations Worldwide's top institutional investors include Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.27%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (0.22%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.15%) and New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.11%). Insiders that own company stock include Christian Asmar, John E Geller Jr, Jason P Marino, Dwight D Smith, Anthony E Terry and Stephanie Sobeck Butera.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide?

Shares of VAC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Marriott Vacations Worldwide own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Marriott Vacations Worldwide investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Record date for 6/6 Dividend: 5/23/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/6 Dividend: 5/23/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/06/2025
• Today: 7/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 8/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: LEISURE&REC SVS
• Sub-Industry: Hotels Resorts & Cruise Lines
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VAC
• CIK: 1524358
• Web: www.marriottvacationsworldwide.com
• Phone: (407) 206-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 22,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Marriott Vacations Worldwide: $92.25
• High Price Target: $140.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.28
• P/E Growth: 1.85
• Net Income: $218 million
• Net Margins: 4.57%
• Pretax Margin: 6.58%
• Return on Equity: 10.43%
• Return on Assets: 2.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.18
• Current Ratio: 3.16
• Quick Ratio: 2.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.97 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.58
• Cash Flow: $12.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.84
• Book Value: $69.92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,530,000
• Free Float: 33,982,000
• Market Cap: $2.86 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.48