Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp [NYSE: VAC] stock went on an upward path that rose over 1.19% on Thursday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 9.21%.
Over the last 12 months, VAC stock dropped by -10.78%. The one-year Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp stock forecast points to a potential upside of 10.28. The average equity rating for VAC stock is currently 2.09, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $2.77 billion, with 34.53 million shares outstanding and 31.42 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 681.51K shares, VAC stock reached a trading volume of 361729 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp [VAC]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for VAC shares is $89.30 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on VAC stock is a recommendation set at 2.09. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Morgan Stanley have made an estimate for Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Equal-Weight, with their previous recommendation back on April 22, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Morgan Stanley raised their target price to Underweight. The new note on the price target was released on January 06, 2025, representing the official price target for Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $97 to $116, while Barclays kept a Overweight rating on VAC stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.14, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 14.10. Price to Free Cash Flow for VAC in the course of the last twelve months was 17.85 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.68.
VAC Stock Performance Analysis:
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp [VAC] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 9.21. With this latest performance, VAC shares gained by 21.74% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -9.93% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -10.78% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp [VAC] shares currently have an operating margin of 11.12% and a Gross Margin at 18.26%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 4.57%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 2.30%, with Return on Assets sitting at 2.30%.
VAC Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for VAC. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp go to 8.45%.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp [VAC] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $89.85%, or 98.35% of VAC stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of VAC stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 3.24 million shares, which is approximately 9.1569%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 3.21 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$280.48 million in VAC stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$227.24 million in VAC stock with ownership which is approximately 7.3514%.
