Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) Lowered to Hold Rating by Zacks Research

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) was downgraded by equities researchers at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s Q1 2027 earnings at $1.39 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $7.44 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $1.50 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on VAC. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $52.00 to $105.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Citizens Jmp cut shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Mizuho set a $103.00 target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Marriott Vacations Worldwide currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $83.70.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VAC opened at $85.52 on Tuesday. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a fifty-two week low of $44.58 and a fifty-two week high of $91.61. The stock has a market cap of $2.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.48, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a current ratio of 3.30. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $63.87.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.67 by ($0.43). Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a negative net margin of 6.72% and a positive return on equity of 11.37%. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.66 EPS. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.050-7.800 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Marriott Vacations Worldwide will post 7.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Michael Flaskey purchased 14,862 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of $67.26 per share, for a total transaction of $999,618.12. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 14,862 shares in the company, valued at approximately $999,618.12. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 13.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VAC. Capital World Investors purchased a new position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $226,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,392,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $195,730,000 after buying an additional 234,105 shares in the last quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $12,633,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 157.8% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 351,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,281,000 after buying an additional 215,202 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 41.4% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 399,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,057,000 after buying an additional 117,030 shares in the last quarter. 89.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Company Profile

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, specializes in the development, marketing and management of vacation ownership resorts and related products. Originally launched as a division of Marriott International in 1984, the company became a separate publicly traded entity in 2011. Since then, it has expanded its offerings through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions, establishing itself as a leading provider in the global timeshare industry.

The company’s core business activities include selling vacation ownership interests, managing a growing portfolio of branded resorts and operating a loyalty program that allows members to exchange or use points at affiliated properties.