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 1.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 20th. 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 repurchase 30,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 5th. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 company's revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.10 earnings per share. 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 earnings per share estimate of $1.50.

15 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Marriott International's stock. 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 24.9% 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.

Headlines about MAR stock have trended very negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public 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 -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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Marriott International's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.09%), Abner Herrman & Brock LLC (0.04%), Windward Capital Management Co. CA (0.04%), Vigilant Capital Management LLC (0.03%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.02%) and Sit Investment Associates Inc. (0.02%). 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 Abner Herrman & Brock LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Sit Investment Associates Inc., YHB Investment Advisors Inc., Ipswich Investment Management Co. Inc., Vision Capital Management Inc., Moody National Bank Trust Division and First Hawaiian Bank. 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, Private Trust Co. NA, Windward Capital Management Co. CA, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and G&S Capital LLC. 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 $110.18.

Marriott International has a market capitalization of $36.89 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]