NYSE:VAC - Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stock Price, Forecast & News

Marriott Vacations Worldwide trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VAC."

Marriott Vacations Worldwide declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.54 per share on Monday, January 6th. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. This is a boost from Marriott Vacations Worldwide's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. View Marriott Vacations Worldwide's Dividend History.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (NYSE:VAC) released its earnings results on Monday, November, 4th. The company reported $1.97 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.07. The firm earned $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.12 billion. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a return on equity of 9.51% and a net margin of 2.50%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's quarterly revenue was up 51.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.42 earnings per share. View Marriott Vacations Worldwide's Earnings History.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 27th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Monday, November, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of $7.67-8.16 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $7.87.

6 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Marriott Vacations Worldwide's shares. Their forecasts range from $117.00 to $155.00. On average, they expect Marriott Vacations Worldwide's share price to reach $131.17 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

Media headlines about VAC stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. 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 Vacations Worldwide earned a news sentiment score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,970,000 shares, a drop of 15.1% from the December 15th total of 2,320,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 280,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.0 days. Currently, 5.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Marriott Vacations Worldwide's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Marriott Vacations Worldwide include Marriott International (MAR), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Carnival (CCL), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), Hyatt Hotels (H), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Marcus (MCS) and Red Lion Hotels (RLH).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Marriott Vacations Worldwide investors own include Marriott International (MAR), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Paypal (PYPL), Verizon Communications (VZ), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS) and Goldman Sachs Group (GS).

Marriott Vacations Worldwide's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (1.14%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.17%), First Hawaiian Bank (0.03%), State of Michigan Retirement System (0.03%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.02%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%). Company insiders that own Marriott Vacations Worldwide stock include Brian E Miller, Charles Elliott Andrews, Dwight D Smith, James H Iv Hunter, John E Geller Jr, John E Geller, Jr, Laurie A Sullivan, Michael E Yonker, Ovidio Elias Vitas, R Lee Cunningham, Stephen P Weisz and Thomas J Hutchison III. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

VAC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, IFP Advisors Inc, Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, State of Michigan Retirement System and New Potomac Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold Marriott Vacations Worldwide company stock in the last year include Brian E Miller, Dwight D Smith, James H Iv Hunter, John E Geller, Jr, Laurie A Sullivan, Michael E Yonker, Ovidio Elias Vitas, R Lee Cunningham and Thomas J Hutchison III. View Insider Buying and Selling for Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

VAC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Calamos Advisors LLC, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, AdvisorShares Investments LLC, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc., New York State Teachers Retirement System, AE Wealth Management LLC, First Hawaiian Bank and Allworth Financial LP. Company insiders that have bought Marriott Vacations Worldwide stock in the last two years include Charles Elliott Andrews, John E Geller Jr and Stephen P Weisz. View Insider Buying and Selling for Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

Shares of VAC 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of VAC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $122.27.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a market capitalization of $5.14 billion and generates $2.97 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $55 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.88 on an earnings per share basis. Marriott Vacations Worldwide employs 23,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

The official website for Marriott Vacations Worldwide is http://www.marriottvacationsworldwide.com/.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide's mailing address is 6649 WESTWOOD BLVD., ORLANDO FL, 32821. The company can be reached via phone at 407-206-6000 or via email at [email protected]