Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fourteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have given a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $169.8182.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on MTN. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Vail Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $159.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Vail Resorts from $234.00 to $217.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. BNP Paribas Exane reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Vail Resorts in a research report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley set a $150.00 price target on Vail Resorts in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $169.00 price target on shares of Vail Resorts in a research report on Friday, January 16th.

More Vail Resorts News

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.

Vail Resorts Stock Up 1.3%

MTN stock opened at $135.66 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.85 billion, a PE ratio of 22.13, a PEG ratio of 8.17 and a beta of 0.78. Vail Resorts has a 1 year low of $126.15 and a 1 year high of $175.51. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $137.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $144.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.52.

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The company reported $5.87 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.06 by ($0.19). Vail Resorts had a return on equity of 28.14% and a net margin of 7.89%.The business had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $6.56 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Vail Resorts will post 7.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vail Resorts Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vail Resorts

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MTN. Union Savings Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vail Resorts in the 4th quarter valued at $46,000. Midway Capital Research & Management bought a new stake in shares of Vail Resorts during the fourth quarter worth $1,070,000. River Road Asset Management LLC increased its position in Vail Resorts by 37.9% in the 4th quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 508,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,529,000 after acquiring an additional 139,828 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vail Resorts in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $935,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Vail Resorts by 52.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 100,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,353,000 after acquiring an additional 34,555 shares during the last quarter. 94.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.