Vail Resorts (MTN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vail Resorts, Inc. is a mountain resort company that operates a portfolio of ski and summer resorts, primarily in the United States, Canada and Australia. Its properties offer skiing, snowboarding and other outdoor recreational activities, along with lodging, dining, retail, equipment rentals, lessons and related guest services.

The company’s resort portfolio includes well-known destinations such as Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia; and Perisher in New South Wales, Australia. Vail Resorts also operates resorts in other U.S. states, including California, Vermont, New Hampshire, Michigan and Wyoming.

Vail Resorts markets access to its destinations through the Epic Pass portfolio, which includes season passes, multi-resort passes and related vacation products. The company has also expanded its business through acquisitions and resort development. Its history traces to the founding of Vail Associates in 1962, while Vail Resorts became a publicly traded company in 1997.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $134.00 to $141.32
• 50-Day Range: $130.17 to $159.99
• 52-Week Range: $118.51 to $163.34
• Volume: 1.63 million shs
• Average Volume: 605,062 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.84
• Dividend Yield: 6.34%
• Price Target: $149.83
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vail Resorts Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vail Resorts scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 307th out of 484 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: Hold

Consensus Rating

Vail Resorts has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Vail Resorts is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vail Resorts has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 42.13%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vail Resorts are expected to grow by 42.13% in the coming year, from $4.32 to $6.14 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vail Resorts is 31.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vail Resorts is 31.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vail Resorts has a PEG Ratio of 9.24. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vail Resorts has a P/B Ratio of 6.67. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.35% of the float of Vail Resorts has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vail Resorts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.87, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vail Resorts has recently decreased by 2.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Vail Resorts is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.34%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Vail Resorts has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vail Resorts is 201.82%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Vail Resorts will have a dividend payout ratio of 144.63% in the coming year. This indicates that Vail Resorts may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

Vail Resorts has a news sentiment score of 0.77. 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 4 news articles for Vail Resorts this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 24 people have searched for MTN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -4% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Vail Resorts to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vail Resorts insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.20% of the stock of Vail Resorts is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.90% of the stock of Vail Resorts is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/08/2026
• Record date for 7/9 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/09/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Leisure Facilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MTN
• CIK: 812011
• Web: www.vailresorts.com
• Phone: (303) 404-1800
• Fax: 303-404-6415
• Employees: 6,800
• Year Founded: 1957

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vail Resorts: $149.83
• High Price Target: $195.00
• Low Price Target: $119.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 32.43
• P/E Growth: 9.24
• Net Income: $280 million
• Net Margins: 5.38%
• Pretax Margin: 8.67%
• Return on Equity: 21.88%
• Return on Assets: 2.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.22
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.68
• Cash Flow: $16.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.72
• Book Value: $21.01 per share
• Price / Book: 6.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 35,630,000
• Free Float: 35,206,000
• Market Cap: $4.99 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69