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

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) released its quarterly earnings data 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 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 Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VAC traded up $0.10 during 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 stock has a market cap of $2.98 billion, a PE ratio of 16.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.83. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $86.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $83.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.19, a quick ratio of 2.86 and a current ratio of 3.53. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a one year low of $67.28 and a one year high of $108.57.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on VAC shares. Mizuho raised their target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $117.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $139.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Barclays raised shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $97.00 to $116.00 in a report on Friday, December 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley began coverage on Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research note on Monday, January 6th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $87.00 target price for the company. 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.