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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 20th. View Marriott International's Dividend History.

Marriott International declared that its board 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. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) posted its earnings results on Monday, November, 5th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.39. The company earned $5.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.28 billion. Marriott International had a return on equity of 68.01% and a net margin of 7.95%. The company's revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $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 updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Monday, November, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.37-$1.41 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.50.

14 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Marriott International's stock. Their predictions range from $123.00 to $161.00. On average, they anticipate Marriott International's stock price to reach $140.3077 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Marriott International.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marriott International in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Marriott International.

News headlines about MAR stock have been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Marriott International saw a decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,534,458 shares, a decrease 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 days-to-cover ratio is presently 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 variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.01%), FMR LLC (3.39%), Jennison Associates LLC (3.13%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.88%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.86%) and Eaton Vance Management (0.68%). 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., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Pictet Asset Management Ltd. and Polaris Greystone Financial Group LLC. 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 USS Investment Management Ltd, Russell Investments Group Ltd., O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC, Personal Capital Advisors Corp, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Sarasin & Partners LLP, AKO Capital LLP and Asset Advisors Investment 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 $116.60.

Marriott International has a market capitalization of $39.25 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]