Vail Resorts (MTN) Competitors $158.57 -1.44 (-0.90%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$158.75 +0.18 (+0.11%) As of 04:35 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MTN vs. MAR, NCLH, PLNT, LTH, CZR, CUK, MSGS, ATAT, TNL, and FUNShould you be buying Vail Resorts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vail Resorts include Marriott International (MAR), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), Planet Fitness (PLNT), Life Time Group (LTH), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Carnival (CUK), Madison Square Garden (MSGS), Atour Lifestyle (ATAT), Travel + Leisure (TNL), and Six Flags Entertainment (FUN). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Vail Resorts vs. Its Competitors Marriott International Norwegian Cruise Line Planet Fitness Life Time Group Caesars Entertainment Carnival Madison Square Garden Atour Lifestyle Travel + Leisure Six Flags Entertainment Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) and Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership. Is MAR or MTN a better dividend stock? Marriott International pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Vail Resorts pays an annual dividend of $8.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Marriott International pays out 30.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vail Resorts pays out 113.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marriott International has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Vail Resorts has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Is MAR or MTN more profitable? Vail Resorts has a net margin of 9.81% compared to Marriott International's net margin of 9.75%. Vail Resorts' return on equity of 30.25% beat Marriott International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marriott International9.75% -100.64% 10.25% Vail Resorts 9.81%30.25%5.13% Do analysts prefer MAR or MTN? Marriott International presently has a consensus target price of $276.90, suggesting a potential upside of 1.22%. Vail Resorts has a consensus target price of $187.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.05%. Given Vail Resorts' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vail Resorts is more favorable than Marriott International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marriott International 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Vail Resorts 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MAR or MTN? 70.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, MAR or MTN? Marriott International has higher revenue and earnings than Vail Resorts. Vail Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marriott International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMarriott International$25.10B2.99$2.38B$8.7831.16Vail Resorts$2.89B2.04$230.40M$7.8220.28 Which has more risk & volatility, MAR or MTN? Marriott International has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vail Resorts has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to MAR or MTN? In the previous week, Marriott International had 24 more articles in the media than Vail Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Marriott International and 14 mentions for Vail Resorts. Vail Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Marriott International's score of 0.87 indicating that Vail Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Marriott International 21 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vail Resorts 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMarriott International beats Vail Resorts on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Vail Resorts News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MTN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MTN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVail ResortsLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.89B$8.76B$8.21B$20.66BDividend Yield5.41%2.07%3.14%3.65%P/E Ratio20.2848.3420.9527.28Price / Sales2.042.184.0654.68Price / Cash12.1414.2416.7522.28Price / Book5.723.784.834.60Net Income$230.40M$328.98M$215.29M$995.22M7 Day Performance-4.80%-0.51%-0.14%-0.78%1 Month Performance2.03%9.66%38.51%3.58%1 Year Performance-13.33%-1.38%13.94%7.35% Vail Resorts Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTNVail Resorts4.6714 of 5 stars$158.57-0.9%$187.20+18.1%-10.3%$5.89B$2.89B20.287,600Positive NewsMARMarriott International4.4056 of 5 stars$278.40-0.6%$275.90-0.9%+11.4%$76.25B$25.39B31.71418,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.6556 of 5 stars$21.48-2.3%$25.05+16.6%+16.3%$9.60B$9.42B12.4241,700Analyst ForecastPLNTPlanet Fitness4.2954 of 5 stars$106.83-0.9%$106.63-0.2%+43.2%$8.99B$1.18B50.393,806Positive NewsLTHLife Time Group2.3132 of 5 stars$29.19-0.1%$35.92+23.1%+51.8%$6.40B$2.73B30.4143,800Positive NewsCZRCaesars Entertainment3.9416 of 5 stars$29.42-1.0%$42.50+44.5%-23.9%$6.12B$11.25B-26.9922,000Analyst ForecastCUKCarnival1.1899 of 5 stars$26.78-1.5%N/A+57.1%$5.04B$25.02B14.48115,000High Trading VolumeMSGSMadison Square Garden3.105 of 5 stars$204.73-1.5%$252.60+23.4%+3.3%$4.92B$1.06B974.95890Analyst RevisionATATAtour Lifestyle2.7812 of 5 stars$35.54+5.2%$36.63+3.1%+98.6%$4.91B$992.96M28.215,488News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTNLTravel + Leisure4.8832 of 5 stars$55.80-0.8%$59.20+6.1%+19.6%$3.71B$3.88B9.3219,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsFUNSix Flags Entertainment4.6593 of 5 stars$31.06-3.4%$49.20+58.4%-48.1%$3.25B$2.81B-11.1798,000News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Marriott International Alternatives Norwegian Cruise Line Alternatives Planet Fitness Alternatives Life Time Group Alternatives Caesars Entertainment Alternatives Carnival Alternatives Madison Square Garden Alternatives Atour Lifestyle Alternatives Travel + Leisure Alternatives Six Flags Entertainment Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MTN) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBank of America Says Gold Could Hit $4,000. 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