Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.35 EPS

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.35, Zacks reports. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a return on equity of 10.89% and a net margin of 4.20%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide updated its FY 2025 guidance to 6.300-7.000 EPS.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of VAC traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $85.38. The stock had a trading volume of 977,127 shares, compared to its average volume of 397,563. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $86.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $83.04. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a 52 week low of $67.28 and a 52 week high of $108.57. The company has a market capitalization of $2.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.19, a current ratio of 3.53 and a quick ratio of 2.86.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.79 per share. This represents a $3.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s payout ratio is currently 60.19%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VAC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $102.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $139.00 to $142.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $117.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a report on Monday, January 6th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $87.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Barclays raised Marriott Vacations Worldwide from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $97.00 to $116.00 in a report on Friday, December 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $105.88.

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.