Zacks Research Has Bullish Outlook for VAC FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Marriott Vacations Worldwide to $6.72, up from a previous estimate of $6.43, indicating strong growth expectations.
• Despite positive earnings adjustments, analysts have mixed ratings: 4 "Buy" ratings and 2 "Sell" ratings, reflecting a current average rating of "Hold" with a consensus price target of $90.50.
• Marriott Vacations reported a quarterly earnings of $1.96 per share, surpassing expectations and a revenue growth of 9.3% year-over-year, contributing to a favorable outlook.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, August 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings of $6.72 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $6.43. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on VAC. Morgan Stanley restated an "underweight" rating on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Mizuho cut their price objective on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $112.00 to $105.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 9th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $101.00 target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $128.00 to $127.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $90.50.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of VAC stock opened at $78.61 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $76.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $70.27. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a one year low of $49.22 and a one year high of $100.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a current ratio of 3.55.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.24. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 11.74%. The business had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.10 EPS. The company's revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.400-7.100 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Christian Asmar purchased 412,449 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 17th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $67.61 per share, for a total transaction of $27,885,676.89. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 3,708,433 shares in the company, valued at $250,727,155.13. The trade was a 12.51% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 1.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VAC. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 2.6% during the 1st 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. boosted its position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 32.2% in the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,822,687 shares of the company's stock valued at $117,089,000 after buying an additional 444,126 shares during the last quarter. Senvest Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 19.4% during the second quarter. Senvest Management LLC now owns 1,816,012 shares of the company's stock valued at $131,316,000 after acquiring an additional 294,937 shares in the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 worth $51,413,000 after acquiring an additional 21,631 shares during the last quarter. 89.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Company Profile

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.

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