Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a report released on Wednesday, July 9th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.00 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.02. 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 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.05 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.33 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.80 EPS.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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 return on equity of 10.43% and a net margin of 4.57%. The business had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.21 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.80 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year.
A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Mizuho decreased 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. Barclays decreased their price objective on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $97.00 to $88.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Marriott Vacations Worldwide from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $67.00 to $57.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $48.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $92.25.
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Marriott Vacations Worldwide Trading Up 3.4%
VAC opened at $83.36 on Friday. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a one year low of $49.22 and a one year high of $100.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.88 billion, a PE ratio of 14.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.48. The business's 50 day moving average price is $69.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.18, a quick ratio of 2.58 and a current ratio of 3.16.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were given a dividend of $0.79 per share. This represents a $3.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 23rd. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's dividend payout ratio is currently 53.92%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Marriott Vacations Worldwide
In related news, Director Christian Asmar acquired 337,551 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $68.11 per share, with a total value of $22,990,598.61. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,045,984 shares of the company's stock, valued at $275,571,970.24. The trade was a 9.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company's stock.
Institutional Trading of Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Dark Forest Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the fourth quarter worth $734,000. Ananym Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the fourth quarter worth $21,987,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 6,557.7% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 14,647 shares of the company's stock worth $941,000 after acquiring an additional 14,427 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the fourth quarter worth $440,000. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the fourth quarter worth $31,677,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.52% of the company's stock.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Company Profile
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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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