Vail Resorts, Inc. $MTN Shares Bought by Capital International Investors

Capital International Investors grew its position in Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN) by 1.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,002,662 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 74,528 shares during the quarter. Capital International Investors owned 13.94% of Vail Resorts worth $748,248,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. GRS Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vail Resorts in the 2nd quarter valued at about $71,753,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vail Resorts during the 2nd quarter worth about $51,685,000. Bamco Inc. NY boosted its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 5,475,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $860,373,000 after purchasing an additional 191,327 shares during the last quarter. Aperture Investors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vail Resorts during the second quarter worth about $22,886,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in shares of Vail Resorts by 83.2% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 230,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,992,000 after buying an additional 104,748 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Vail Resorts

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 Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of MTN opened at $135.66 on Wednesday. Vail Resorts, Inc. has a twelve month low of $126.15 and a twelve month high of $175.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.17 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.52. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $137.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $144.84.

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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). The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.11 billion. Vail Resorts had a net margin of 7.89% and a return on equity of 28.14%. Vail Resorts’s revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $6.56 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Vail Resorts, Inc. 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. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 26th will be issued a dividend of $2.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $8.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.5%. Vail Resorts’s payout ratio is presently 130.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on MTN shares. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Vail Resorts from $234.00 to $217.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Vail Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Vail Resorts from $172.00 to $156.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $169.00 price objective on shares of Vail Resorts in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Vail Resorts from $140.00 to $138.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vail Resorts has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $169.82.

Vail Resorts Company Profile

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.