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 Friday, February 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 1st will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share on Friday, March 29th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 28th. View Marriott International's Dividend History.

Marriott International announced that its board has approved a share buyback 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. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 28th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.04. The firm earned $5.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.61 billion. Marriott International had a net margin of 8.74% and a return on equity of 80.36%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.12 earnings per share. View Marriott International's Earnings History.

Marriott International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 14th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Marriott International.

Marriott International updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Monday, March, 18th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.65-8.50 for the period.

14 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Marriott International's stock. Their forecasts range from $117.00 to $156.00. On average, they expect Marriott International's stock price to reach $134.2308 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.6%. 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 coverage about MAR stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Marriott International earned a daily sentiment score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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Marriott International's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Strs Ohio (0.11%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.10%), Heritage Investors Management Corp (0.08%), Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.05%), Abner Herrman & Brock LLC (0.04%) and Windward Capital Management Co. CA (0.04%). Company insiders that own Marriott International stock include 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, 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, Susan C Schwab and William P Brown. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Marriott International.

MAR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Huntington National Bank, DNB Asset Management AS, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Heritage Investors Management Corp, Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc., Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. and Abner Herrman & Brock LLC. Company insiders that have sold Marriott International company stock in the last year include Anthony Capuano, Arne M Sorenson, B Marriott Marital Tr Juliana, Craig S Smith, David S Marriott, Eric Hippeau, J W Marriott Jr, Juliana B Marriott, Mary K Bush and William P Brown. View Insider Buying and Selling for Marriott International.

MAR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pacer Advisors Inc., Strs Ohio, Fenimore Asset Management Inc., Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Triad Investment Management, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV, Lincoln Capital LLC and Donaldson Capital 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 $135.10.

Marriott International has a market capitalization of $45.49 billion and generates $20.76 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.91 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.21 on an earnings per share basis. Marriott International employs 176,000 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]