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. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 21st will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share on Monday, December 31st. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.42%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 20th. View Marriott International's Dividend History.

Marriott International announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, November 9th 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase 30,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 5th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $5.28 billion. Marriott International had a return on equity of 68.01% and a net margin of 7.95%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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 EPS estimate of $1.50.

15 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Marriott International's stock. Their forecasts range from $123.00 to $161.00. On average, they anticipate Marriott International's share price to reach $139.3571 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.6% 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 been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Marriott International earned a media sentiment score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Marriott International saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,534,458 shares, a decline of 17.6% from the September 28th total of 7,928,362 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,180,316 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.0 days. Approximately 2.3% of the company's stock are short sold. View Marriott International's Current Options Chain.

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Marriott International's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Capital Research Global Investors (5.46%), BlackRock Inc. (5.01%), FMR LLC (3.39%), Jennison Associates LLC (3.13%), Capital World Investors (2.44%) and Capital International Investors (0.95%). 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, Frederick A Henderson, George Munoz, J W Marriott Jr, John W Marriott III, 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 FMR LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, BlackRock Inc., TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. 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, Juliana B Marriott, Mary K Bush, Stephanie Linnartz and Stephen Blake Marriott. View Insider Buying and Selling for Marriott International.

MAR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Investors, Morgan Stanley, USS Investment Management Ltd, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Russell Investments Group Ltd. and O Shaughnessy Asset Management 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 $115.56.

Marriott International has a market capitalization of $40.48 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]