Brokerages Set Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC) Price Target at $73.67

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $73.6667.

A number of analysts have commented on VAC shares. Weiss Ratings cut Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $46.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $52.00 to $105.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Marriott Vacations Worldwide news, insider Michael Flaskey purchased 14,862 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $67.26 per share, with a total value of $999,618.12. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 14,862 shares in the company, valued at $999,618.12. The trade was a ? increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders bought 14,971 shares of company stock worth $1,006,280 over the last quarter. 1.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. bought a new stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 1,828.0% during the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.52% of the company’s stock.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide stock opened at $67.23 on Friday. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a 1-year low of $44.58 and a 1-year high of $86.33. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $62.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $61.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.48 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.31 billion, a PE ratio of -7.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.19.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.86 EPS. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Marriott Vacations Worldwide will post 6.23 earnings per share for the current year.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th were paid a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date was 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.