Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for VAC FY2025 Earnings

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Co. (NYSE:VAC) – Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research note issued on Monday, January 13th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $7.00 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $7.03. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.29 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays raised shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $97.00 to $116.00 in a report on Friday, December 13th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $102.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Morgan Stanley began coverage on Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a report on Monday, January 6th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $87.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com raised Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $110.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $105.67.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stock Up 3.1 %

Shares of NYSE:VAC opened at $84.89 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $91.83 and a 200-day moving average of $82.33. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a one year low of $67.28 and a one year high of $108.57. The stock has a market cap of $2.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.19, a current ratio of 3.53 and a quick ratio of 2.86.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Marriott Vacations Worldwide

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VAC. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 178.2% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 355,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,771,000 after purchasing an additional 227,465 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 14.9% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,599,789 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,687,000 after buying an additional 207,938 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $14,983,000. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 18.0% in the 3rd quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 1,102,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,032,000 after acquiring an additional 168,130 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tremblant Capital Group boosted its position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 79.7% during the 2nd quarter. Tremblant Capital Group now owns 93,858 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,196,000 after acquiring an additional 41,616 shares during the last quarter. 89.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were given a dividend of $0.79 per share. This is an increase from Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 19th. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.72%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is currently 60.19%.

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.