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

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

Marriott International declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 8th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 20th. View Marriott International's Dividend History.

Marriott International declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, November 9th 2017, which permits the company to buyback 30,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign 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 for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.39. The company earned $5.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.28 billion. Marriott International had a net margin of 7.95% and a return on equity of 68.01%. Marriott International's quarterly revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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 EPS guidance of $1.37-$1.41 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.50.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Marriott International's shares. Their predictions range from $116.00 to $161.00. On average, they anticipate 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.

Media coverage about MAR stock has been trending somewhat negative on Sunday, InfoTrie reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Marriott International earned a news impact score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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Marriott International's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail 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 purchased 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]