Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for VAC Earnings

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Co. (NYSE:VAC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.65 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.17. The consensus estimate for Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s current full-year earnings is $6.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.60 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS.

VAC has been the topic of several other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $142.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research note on Monday, January 6th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $87.00 price target for the company. Barclays reduced their price objective on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $116.00 to $97.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $112.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.75.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stock Performance

Marriott Vacations Worldwide stock opened at $66.99 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $2.34 billion, a PE ratio of 12.76, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a quick ratio of 2.86, a current ratio of 3.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.19. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a 12-month low of $63.46 and a 12-month high of $108.57. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $79.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $82.78.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.35. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a return on equity of 10.89% and a net margin of 4.20%. The firm had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.24 billion.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.79 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $3.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.72%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 56.23%.

Insider Transactions at Marriott Vacations Worldwide

In other news, insider Stephanie Sobeck Butera acquired 650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $71.66 per share, for a total transaction of $46,579.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 8,770 shares in the company, valued at $628,458.20. This represents a 8.00 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Marriott Vacations Worldwide

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VAC. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new position in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 130.7% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 533 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. bought a new stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the fourth quarter worth approximately $50,000. Quarry LP lifted its stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 81.6% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the period. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the 4th quarter worth approximately $89,000. Institutional investors own 89.52% of the company’s stock.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Company Profile

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, a vacation company, develops, markets, sells, and manages vacation ownership and related businesses, products, and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Vacation Ownership and Exchange & Third-Party Management.