Vail Resorts Company Profile (NYSE:MTN)

Vail Resorts trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MTN."

Vail Resorts announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of $1.053 per share on Thursday, July 13th. This represents a $4.21 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 26th. View Vail Resorts' Dividend History.

Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 8th. The company reported $4.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $4.86 by $0.46. The firm had revenue of $794.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $802.59 million. Vail Resorts had a return on equity of 14.99% and a net margin of 10.78%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $4.23 earnings per share. View Vail Resorts' Earnings History.

8 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Vail Resorts' stock. Their forecasts range from $153.00 to $245.00. On average, they expect Vail Resorts' share price to reach $209.50 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Vail Resorts.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Vail Resorts stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Vail Resorts, Inc. is one of the leading resort operators in North America. The company's operations are grouped into two segments, Resort and Real Estate. In the company's Resort segment, they own and operate resort properties which provide a comprehensive resort experience throughout the year to a diverse clientele with an attractive demographic profile. The company's Real Estate segment develops, buys and sells real estate in and around the their resort communities. " (6/10/2017)
• 2. Wells Fargo & Company analysts commented, "We remain buyers of MTN with a $200-$215/share valuation range. We remain positive on the domestic high-end consumer, especially as it relates to the 'experience' economy, and we like Vail's (1) strong cash generation and (2) embedded growth through (i) the integration of new assets such as Whistler, Stowe, Wilmot and Perisher, and (ii) continued season pass growth. We attended the company's recent analyst meeting. We were impressed with management's articulation of its longer term internal and external growth strategy ' especially the importance of (1) its data analytics and (2) the network effect of acquisitions. Management squarely addressed many of the key questions investors have been asking for the past six months. We think the additional, granular detail supports MTN's current valuation ' at 13x 2017E EBITDA and a 4% underlying FCF yield, clearly expectations are high.Path for multi-year earnings growth. MTN management provided more detail than we expected on its internal and external growth strategy. We see a path for multi-year earnings growth and industry outperformance, driven by the following drivers: (1) increased customer data and more sophisticated analytics, (2) increased Epic Pass penetration, (3) continued network effect from (i) recent and (ii) additional acquisitions, (4) continued rollout of Epic Discovery summer and (5) development opportunities, and continued investment in resort amenities." (3/20/2017)
• 3. Janney Montgomery Scott analysts commented, "We recently had the opportunity to attend the MTN investor day. We thought the most important takeaways were further color on potential acquisition targets, data about guest loyalty, updated information on season pass visitation, and the significant and growing gap between MTN and others in the industry. We also continue to believe expectations for Whistler in FY18 are too conservative. We maintain our BUY rating and $220 FV." (3/13/2017)

Some companies that are related to Vail Resorts include Viacom (VIA), Grupo Televisa S.A. (TV), Carnival Corporation (CUK), Whirlpool Corporation (WHR), Viacom (VIAB), Hasbro (HAS), Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN), Coach (COH), Liberty Broadband Corporation (LBRDK), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), Wynn Macau (WYNMF), New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (MLCO), Shaw Communications (SJR), Wyndham Worldwide Corp (WYN), Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), Discovery Communications (DISCB) and Discovery Communications (DISCA).

Vail Resorts' management team includes the folowing people:

• Robert A. Katz, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
• Michael Z. Barkin, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Patricia A. Campbell, President — Mountain Division
• Kirsten A. Lynch, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
• David T. Shapiro, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Roland A. Hernandez, Lead Independent Director
• Michele Romanow, Director
• Susan L. Decker, Independent Director
• John T. Redmond, Independent Director
• Hilary A. Schneider, Independent Director

Vail Resorts' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.61%), FMR LLC (6.33%), BlackRock Inc. (4.41%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (3.28%), Jennison Associates LLC (2.57%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.89%). Company insiders that own Vail Resorts stock include John F Sorte, John Redmond, Mark L Schoppet, Patricia A Campbell and Roland A Hernandez. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Vail Resorts.

Vail Resorts' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Capital Fund Management S.A., Alliancebernstein L.P. and Principal Financial Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Vail Resorts stock in the last year include John F Sorte, John Redmond and Patricia A Campbell. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vail Resorts.

Vail Resorts' stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., William Blair Investment Management LLC, Valinor Management L.P., Vanguard Group Inc., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Scopus Asset Management L.P., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Baird Financial Group Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vail Resorts.

Shares of Vail Resorts can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Vail Resorts stock can currently be purchased for approximately $205.49.