Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for VAC Q1 Earnings

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC) – Zacks Research increased their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a report released on Wednesday, March 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.23 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.22. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. 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 Q2 2027 earnings at $1.94 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.86 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $7.72 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $7.93 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on VAC. Weiss Ratings cut Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $46.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Mizuho upgraded shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $58.00 to $104.00 in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $52.00 price target (down from $70.00) on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $52.00 to $105.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Marriott Vacations Worldwide presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $73.67.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stock Performance

Marriott Vacations Worldwide stock opened at $70.96 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $60.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $62.24. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a 52 week low of $44.58 and a 52 week high of $86.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.43 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.66, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 3.48, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.85.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a positive return on equity of 11.77% and a negative net margin of 6.12%.The business’s revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.050-7.800 EPS.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th were paid a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 4th. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s payout ratio is currently -34.52%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Michael Flaskey bought 14,862 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $67.26 per share, for a total transaction of $999,618.12. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 14,862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $999,618.12. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In the last three months, insiders bought 14,971 shares of company stock worth $1,006,280. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,392,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,730,000 after buying an additional 234,105 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,950,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $129,820,000 after acquiring an additional 54,285 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 37.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 788,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,051,000 after acquiring an additional 214,629 shares in the last quarter. Ananym Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Ananym Capital Management LP now owns 736,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,514,000 after acquiring an additional 3,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 705,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,967,000 after purchasing an additional 69,652 shares during the period. 89.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Marriott Vacations Worldwide

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.