NYSE:VAC

Marriott Vacations Worldwide - VAC Stock Forecast, Price & News

$150.43

+0.75 (+0.50%)

(As of 08/15/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $147.50
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$150.64
50-Day Range: $113.30
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$153.08
52-Week Range: $110.08
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$174.74

Volume: 304,415 shs
Average Volume: 401,918 shs
Market Capitalization: $5.91 billion

P/E Ratio: 25.85
Dividend Yield: 1.66%
Price Target: $193.80

Marriott Vacations Worldwide MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 28.8% Upside
$193.80 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
5.91% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.32
Based on 27 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$399,600 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.12%
From $10.18 to $12.33 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.77 out of 5 stars

Consumer Discretionary Sector

44th out of 291 stocks

Real Estate Agents & Managers Industry

2nd out of 16 stocks

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Marriott Vacations Worldwide has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $193.80, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a forecasted upside of 28.8% from its current price of $150.43.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Marriott Vacations Worldwide has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
5.91% of the float of Marriott Vacations Worldwide has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Marriott Vacations Worldwide has recently decreased by 0.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays a meaningful dividend of 1.66%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Marriott Vacations Worldwide has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Marriott Vacations Worldwide is 42.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Marriott Vacations Worldwide will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.11% next year. This indicates that Marriott Vacations Worldwide will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for VAC.

2.4

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a news sentiment score of 0.32. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Marriott Vacations Worldwide this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 5 people have searched for VAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
10 people have added Marriott Vacations Worldwide to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 11% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Marriott Vacations Worldwide insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $399,600.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 2.60% of the stock of Marriott Vacations Worldwide is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
86.67% of the stock of Marriott Vacations Worldwide is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Marriott Vacations Worldwide are expected to grow by 21.12% in the coming year, from $10.18 to $12.33 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Marriott Vacations Worldwide is 25.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 119.22.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Marriott Vacations Worldwide is 25.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 11.37.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a P/B Ratio of 2.15. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) Stock

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, a vacation company, develops, markets, sells, and manages vacation ownership and related products. It operates through two segments, Vacation Ownership and Exchange & Third-Party Management. The company manages vacation ownership and related products under the Marriott Vacation Club, Grand Residences by Marriott, Sheraton Vacation Club, Westin Vacation Club, Hyatt Residence Club, and Marriott Vacation Club Pulse brands. It also develops, markets, and sells vacation ownership and related products under The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club brand; and holds right to develop, market, and sell ownership residential products under The Ritz-Carlton Residences brand. In addition, the company offers exchange networks and membership programs, as well as provision of management services to other resorts and lodging properties through various brands, including Interval International, Trading Places International, Vacation Resorts International, and Aqua-Aston. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated approximately 120 properties in the United States and thirteen other countries and territories. The company sells its upscale tier vacation ownership products primarily through a network of resort-based sales centers and off-site sales locations. Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VAC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. TheStreet upgraded shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a "c" rating to a "b-" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 9th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $205.00 to $202.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $136.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 10th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $188.00 to $192.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 10th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $193.80.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of VAC opened at $149.68 on Monday. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a fifty-two week low of $110.08 and a fifty-two week high of $174.74. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $129.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $144.29. The company has a market cap of $5.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.72 and a beta of 2.15. The company has a quick ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 3.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC - Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 8th. The company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.28 by $0.59. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 13.32%. The firm had revenue of $1.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.85 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 18.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Marriott Vacations Worldwide will post 10.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Dwight D. Smith sold 2,700 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $148.00, for a total transaction of $399,600.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 17,112 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,532,576. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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