NASDAQ:MAR - Marriott International Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Marriott International trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MAR."

Marriott International announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share on Monday, December 31st. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 20th. View Marriott International's Dividend History.

Marriott International announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, November 9th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase 30,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 5th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.39. The firm earned $5.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.28 billion. Marriott International had a net margin of 7.95% and a return on equity of 68.01%. The business's revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.10 EPS. View Marriott International's Earnings History.

Marriott International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 13th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Marriott International.

Marriott International issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Monday, November, 5th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.37-$1.41 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.50.

15 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Marriott International's shares. Their forecasts range from $116.00 to $161.00. On average, they expect Marriott International's share price to reach $137.5714 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 26.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Marriott International.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marriott International in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Marriott International.

News stories about MAR stock have been trending very positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Marriott International earned a media sentiment score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

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Marriott International's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.09%), Personal Capital Advisors Corp (0.05%), Abner Herrman & Brock LLC (0.04%), Windward Capital Management Co. CA (0.04%), Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.04%) and Vigilant Capital Management LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Marriott International stock include Anthony Capuano, Argiris Kyriakidis, B Marriott Marital Tr Juliana, Bruce W Duncan, Craig S Smith, David A Rodriguez, David Grissen, David S Marriott, Deborah Marriott Harrison, Debra L Lee, Edward A Ryan, Eric Hippeau, Frederick A Henderson, George Munoz, J W Marriott Jr, Juliana B Marriott, Mary K Bush, Stephanie Linnartz, Stephen Blake Marriott and Susan C Schwab. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Marriott International.

MAR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Personal Capital Advisors Corp, Abner Herrman & Brock LLC, Central Bank & Trust Co., Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Sit Investment Associates Inc., YHB Investment Advisors Inc. and Ipswich Investment Management Co. Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Marriott International company stock in the last year include B Marriott Marital Tr Juliana, Craig S Smith, David S Marriott, Deborah Marriott Harrison, Eric Hippeau, Juliana B Marriott, Mary K Bush and Stephen Blake Marriott. View Insider Buying and Selling for Marriott International.

MAR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fenimore Asset Management Inc., Vigilant Capital Management LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, KCS Wealth Advisory, Private Trust Co. NA, Windward Capital Management Co. CA and First American Bank. Company insiders that have bought Marriott International stock in the last two years include Frederick A Henderson and Susan C Schwab. View Insider Buying and Selling for Marriott International.

Shares of MAR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MAR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $109.05.

Marriott International has a market capitalization of $37.20 billion and generates $22.89 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.37 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.36 on an earnings per share basis. Marriott International employs 177,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Marriott International is http://www.marriott.com.

Marriott International's mailing address is 10400 FERNWOOD ROAD, BETHESDA MD, 20817. The company can be reached via phone at 301-380-3000 or via email at [email protected]