Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) Releases 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 the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.35, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.24 billion. 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

NYSE:VAC opened at $82.79 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.91, 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 quick ratio of 2.86 and a current ratio of 3.53. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $86.87 and a 200 day moving average of $83.05. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a 52-week low of $67.28 and a 52-week high of $108.57.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Barclays raised Marriott Vacations Worldwide from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $97.00 to $116.00 in a report on Friday, December 13th. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $117.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. 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 report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a report on Monday, January 6th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $87.00 price objective for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Marriott Vacations Worldwide currently 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.