Zacks Research Predicts Stronger Earnings for Vail Resorts

Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Vail Resorts in a research note issued on Thursday, June 19th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will earn $7.03 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $7.02. The consensus estimate for Vail Resorts' current full-year earnings is $7.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Vail Resorts' FY2026 earnings at $7.81 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $7.29 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $10.70 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.59 EPS.

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 5th. The company reported $10.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $10.00 by $0.54. The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.31 billion. Vail Resorts had a return on equity of 30.25% and a net margin of 9.81%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $9.54 earnings per share.

MTN has been the subject of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Vail Resorts from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $167.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Vail Resorts from $160.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Vail Resorts from $215.00 to $216.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Vail Resorts from $185.00 to $169.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, June 11th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Vail Resorts from $247.00 to $244.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $187.20.

Vail Resorts Price Performance

NYSE:MTN opened at $156.36 on Monday. Vail Resorts has a 52 week low of $129.85 and a 52 week high of $199.45. The stock's fifty day moving average is $147.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $161.41. The company has a market capitalization of $5.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.70.

Institutional Trading of Vail Resorts

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bamco Inc. NY grew its stake in Vail Resorts by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 5,290,546 shares of the company's stock worth $991,713,000 after purchasing an additional 105,410 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,716,657 shares of the company's stock valued at $696,687,000 after buying an additional 25,916 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,654,081 shares of the company's stock valued at $264,686,000 after buying an additional 5,788 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vail Resorts by 7.2% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,288,911 shares of the company's stock worth $206,252,000 after buying an additional 86,735 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TPG GP A LLC increased its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 19.9% during the fourth quarter. TPG GP A LLC now owns 1,036,487 shares of the company's stock worth $194,289,000 after buying an additional 172,082 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.94% of the company's stock.

Vail Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 24th will be paid a $2.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 24th. This represents a $8.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.68%. Vail Resorts's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 113.55%.

About Vail Resorts

Vail Resorts, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates mountain resorts and regional ski areas in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mountain, Lodging, and Real Estate. The Mountain segment operates 41 destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas. This segment is also involved in the ancillary activities, including ski school, dining, and retail/rental operations, as well as real estate brokerage activities.

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