NASDAQ:MAR - Marriott International Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Marriott International announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 18th will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 17th. This is a boost from Marriott International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. View Marriott International's Dividend History.

Marriott International announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, November 9th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback 30,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 8th. The company reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $5.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.78 billion. Marriott International had a return on equity of 41.82% and a net margin of 6.29%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.01 earnings per share. View Marriott International's Earnings History.

Marriott International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August, 6th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Marriott International.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Marriott International's stock. Their forecasts range from $101.00 to $161.00. On average, they anticipate Marriott International's share price to reach $131.25 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Marriott International.

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News headlines about MAR stock have trended somewhat positive on Thursday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Marriott International earned a news sentiment score of 0.21 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the company an impact score of 45.57 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

Marriott International's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.00%), Northern Trust Corp (0.89%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.81%), Eaton Vance Management (0.65%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.57%) and Legal & General Group Plc (0.39%). Company insiders that own Marriott International stock include Amy Mcpherson, Anthony Capuano, Argiris Kyriakidis, Arne M Sorenson, 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, George Munoz, J W Marriott Jr, John W Marriott III, Juliana B Marriott, Mary K Bush, Richard E Marriott, 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 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP, Swiss National Bank, Millennium Management LLC, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, Point72 Asset Management L.P. and SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Marriott International company stock in the last year 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, Edward A Ryan, Eric Hippeau, J W Marriott Jr, Juliana B Marriott, Mary K Bush, Stephanie Linnartz and Stephen Blake Marriott. View Insider Buying and Selling for Marriott International.

MAR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PNC Financial Services Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Capital Growth Management LP, Summit Trail Advisors LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Mackay Shields LLC, FIL Ltd and State of Wisconsin Investment Board. 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 $137.59.

Marriott International has a market capitalization of $49.05 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.

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]