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

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

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stock Up 0.1 %

NYSE VAC traded up $0.10 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $85.38. 977,127 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 397,563. The company has a market capitalization of $2.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.26, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.83. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $83.04. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a 12 month low of $67.28 and a 12 month high of $108.57. The company has a current ratio of 3.53, a quick ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.19.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be issued a $0.79 dividend. This represents a $3.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.70%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is presently 60.19%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VAC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays raised shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $97.00 to $116.00 in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $117.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research report on Monday, January 6th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $87.00 price objective on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $102.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price 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.