Vail Resorts (MTN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vail Resorts, Inc. is a mountain resort operator that owns and manages destination ski and summer resorts, regional ski areas, hotels and other hospitality businesses. Its operations are designed to serve visitors throughout the year, with activities including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, mountain biking, lodging, dining, retail and other resort experiences.

The company’s portfolio includes well-known resorts such as Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Park City, Whistler Blackcomb and Stowe in North America, as well as Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham in Australia. Vail Resorts also operates resorts in Europe, including Andermatt-Sedrun and Crans-Montana in Switzerland. Its geographic footprint spans the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.

Vail Resorts markets access to its properties through the Epic Pass portfolio, which offers a range of season passes and vacation products. The company also owns and operates lodging properties, restaurants, ski schools, equipment rental operations and retail locations connected with its resorts. The business traces its roots to the development of Vail Mountain in Colorado in the early 1960s and has expanded through resort development and acquisitions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $138.83 to $143.01
• 50-Day Range: $130.17 to $159.99
• 52-Week Range: $118.51 to $163.34
• Volume: 845,575 shs
• Average Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.09
• Dividend Yield: 6.29%
• Price Target: $145.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vail Resorts Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vail Resorts scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 295th out of 477 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Vail Resorts has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.07, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Vail Resorts is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vail Resorts has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vail Resorts are expected to grow by 10.64% in the coming year, from $5.64 to $6.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vail Resorts is 34.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vail Resorts is 34.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vail Resorts has a PEG Ratio of 10.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vail Resorts has a P/B Ratio of 9.03. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

17.60% of the float of Vail Resorts has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vail Resorts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.82.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vail Resorts has recently increased by 7.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Vail Resorts is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.29%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Vail Resorts has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vail Resorts is 214.49%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Vail Resorts will have a dividend payout ratio of 142.31% in the coming year. This indicates that Vail Resorts may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

Vail Resorts has a news sentiment score of 0.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 44 news articles for Vail Resorts this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

37 people have searched for MTN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 19% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Vail Resorts to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vail Resorts insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.20% of the stock of Vail Resorts is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.90% of the stock of Vail Resorts is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/9 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/09/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/28/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Record date for 10/27 Dividend: 10/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/27 Dividend: 10/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Leisure Facilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MTN
• CIK: 812011
• Web: www.vailresorts.com
• Phone: (303) 404-1800
• Fax: 303-404-6415
• Employees: 6,800
• Year Founded: 1957

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vail Resorts: $145.25
• High Price Target: $191.00
• Low Price Target: $117.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.07
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.03
• P/E Growth: 10.13
• Net Income: $280 million
• Net Margins: 5.20%
• Pretax Margin: 8.00%
• Return on Equity: 22.82%
• Return on Assets: 2.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.57
• Current Ratio: 0.80
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.77
• Cash Flow: $12.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.10
• Book Value: $15.64 per share
• Price / Book: 9.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 35,630,000
• Free Float: 35,206,000
• Market Cap: $5.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.76