Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $68.5556.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on VAC. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $46.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Citizens Jmp dropped their target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $115.00 to $60.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Barclays cut their target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $87.00 to $64.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $63.00 to $54.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VAC. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 55.8% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 298,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,192,000 after purchasing an additional 106,702 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $6,745,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 78.3% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 6,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,000 after purchasing an additional 2,667 shares during the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 21.3% during the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 212,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,241,000 after purchasing an additional 37,293 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ananym Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Ananym Capital Management LP now owns 736,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,514,000 after buying an additional 3,200 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.52% of the company’s stock.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stock Up 1.0%

VAC opened at $68.02 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.35 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.24. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a one year low of $44.58 and a one year high of $86.33. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $58.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $62.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.48 and a quick ratio of 2.94.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.14. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a positive return on equity of 11.77% and a negative net margin of 6.12%.The company had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.86 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.050-7.800 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Marriott Vacations Worldwide will post 6.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 4th. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is presently -34.52%.

About Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, specializes in the development, marketing and management of vacation ownership resorts and related products. Originally launched as a division of Marriott International in 1984, the company became a separate publicly traded entity in 2011. Since then, it has expanded its offerings through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions, establishing itself as a leading provider in the global timeshare industry.

The company’s core business activities include selling vacation ownership interests, managing a growing portfolio of branded resorts and operating a loyalty program that allows members to exchange or use points at affiliated properties.