Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) Price Target Cut to $172.00 by Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) had its target price lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $175.00 to $172.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. Stifel Nicolaus currently has a buy rating on the stock.

MTN has been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $150.00 price target on shares of Vail Resorts in a research note on Friday, January 16th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $169.00 target price on shares of Vail Resorts in a report on Friday, January 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Vail Resorts from $168.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on Vail Resorts from $159.00 to $151.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Vail Resorts from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $169.82.

Vail Resorts Stock Performance

Vail Resorts stock opened at $135.66 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $137.54 and a 200-day moving average of $144.84. Vail Resorts has a 1 year low of $126.15 and a 1 year high of $175.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.52, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.46. The company has a market capitalization of $4.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.13, a P/E/G ratio of 8.17 and a beta of 0.78.

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 9th. The company reported $5.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.06 by ($0.19). Vail Resorts had a net margin of 7.89% and a return on equity of 28.14%. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $6.56 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Vail Resorts will post 7.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Vail Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 26th will be issued a $2.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $8.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.5%. Vail Resorts’s payout ratio is presently 130.21%.

Institutional Trading of Vail Resorts

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital World Investors raised its position in shares of Vail Resorts by 67.0% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,013,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $450,724,000 after acquiring an additional 1,208,874 shares in the last quarter. GRS Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vail Resorts in the 2nd quarter valued at about $71,753,000. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vail Resorts by 15,313.2% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 450,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,769,000 after purchasing an additional 447,146 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vail Resorts during the 2nd quarter valued at about $51,685,000. Finally, Bamco Inc. NY grew its stake in Vail Resorts by 4.1% during the third quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 5,702,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $852,952,000 after purchasing an additional 227,143 shares during the period. 94.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vail Resorts News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vail Resorts this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company kept its quarterly dividend at $2.22 per share (ex-dividend Mar 26, pay Apr 9), implying a roughly 6.6% yield — a potential support for the share price for income-focused investors.
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted offsetting strengths — Epic Pass renewals and geographic diversification helped cushion the season’s hit, which limits downside if weather normalizes. Warm Winter Hits Vail’s Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain mixed — several firms trimmed price targets (JPMorgan, Barclays, Stifel, Deutsche Bank, Truist) but coverage still includes buy ratings and a consensus target that implies upside, leaving sentiment divided. Analyst Coverage and PT Moves
• Neutral Sentiment: After the earnings release the stock saw above-average volume as investors weighed the miss and guidance change — a sign the market is re-pricing near-term weather risk rather than changing the long-term thesis.
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 results missed expectations: EPS $5.87 vs. ~$6.06 est., revenue $1.08B vs. ~$1.11B est., and management cut FY26 net income guidance materially (now $144M–$190M vs prior $201M–$276M). That triggered the post-earnings selloff. Earnings Release
• Negative Sentiment: Severely below-average snowfall in the Rockies drove a ~12% decline in skier visits at key resorts, amplifying revenue pressure in the region that produces much of Vail’s EBITDA. Skier Visits Decline
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest jumped ~18% in February to about 4.95M shares (roughly 14% of float) with a ~5.8 days-to-cover — an indicator of growing bearish positioning that could pressure the stock on further negative news.

About Vail Resorts

Vail Resorts, Inc is a leading mountain resort company that owns and operates an integrated network of ski areas, hotels, restaurants and retail outlets. The company’s signature Epic Pass program offers skiers and snowboarders season‐long access to its portfolio of resorts, while ancillary services such as ski and snowboard schools, equipment rental and retail drive additional revenue.

Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, Vail Resorts was formed in 1997, building on the legacy of Vail Associates, which opened the Vail ski area in 1962.