Jones Financial Companies Lllp Acquires 42,024 Shares of Marriott International, Inc. $MAR

Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in shares of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR - Free Report) by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 300,075 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 42,024 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp owned 0.12% of Marriott International worth $113,209,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in MAR. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Marriott International by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,440,359 shares of the company's stock worth $1,377,577,000 after purchasing an additional 118,504 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors lifted its holdings in Marriott International by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 4,107,531 shares of the company's stock worth $1,274,475,000 after buying an additional 272,250 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Marriott International in the 4th quarter valued at $812,570,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Marriott International by 13.2% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,879,028 shares of the company's stock worth $582,952,000 after acquiring an additional 219,579 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Marriott International by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,619,423 shares of the company's stock valued at $502,410,000 after acquiring an additional 19,387 shares during the period. 70.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Marriott International Price Performance

Marriott International stock opened at $360.20 on Tuesday. Marriott International, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $256.76 and a fifty-two week high of $410.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $93.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.33, a PEG ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.10. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $369.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $358.39.

Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $3.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.08 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.19 billion. Marriott International had a net margin of 9.62% and a negative return on equity of 75.81%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.65 earnings per share. Marriott International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.640-11.810 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.740-2.820 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Marriott International, Inc. will post 11.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Marriott International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.73 per share. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. Marriott International's payout ratio is 30.26%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MAR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Marriott International from $352.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. China Intl Cap raised shares of Marriott International to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Marriott International from $387.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Marriott International in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Marriott International from $410.00 to $395.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Marriott International presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $385.65.

Marriott International Company Profile

Marriott International is a global lodging company that develops, manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and related lodging facilities. Its core activities include hotel and resort management, franchise operations, property development and the provision of centralized services such as reservations, marketing and loyalty program management. The company's brand architecture spans market segments from luxury and premium to select-service and extended-stay, enabling it to serve a wide range of business and leisure travelers as well as corporate and group customers.

The company traces its roots to the hospitality business founded by J.

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