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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.35, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.24 billion. 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 Down 2.9 %

NYSE VAC opened at $82.79 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $86.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $83.05. The company has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.91, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 52 week low of $67.28 and a 52 week high of $108.57.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a $0.79 dividend. This represents a $3.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s payout ratio is 60.19%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on VAC shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $102.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. StockNews.com raised shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Morgan Stanley assumed 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 target for the company. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $139.00 to $142.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Barclays upgraded Marriott Vacations Worldwide from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $97.00 to $116.00 in a report on Friday, December 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $105.88.

About Marriott Vacations Worldwide

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.