Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation $VAC Stock Holdings Lessened by Victory Capital Management Inc.

Victory Capital Management Inc. cut its holdings in Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC) by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 665,982 shares of the company’s stock after selling 37,494 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Marriott Vacations Worldwide were worth $44,328,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 627.8% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 339 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 90.6% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 79.8% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 37.1% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 950 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.52% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VAC has been the topic of several recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Weiss Ratings raised Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Mizuho upgraded Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $58.00 to $104.00 in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $52.00 price target (down from $70.00) on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $127.00 to $81.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $73.67.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VAC opened at $70.70 on Friday. Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation has a twelve month low of $44.58 and a twelve month high of $86.33. The company has a current ratio of 3.48, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.85. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $59.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $62.71. The company has a market capitalization of $2.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.63, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.24.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) last announced 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. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a negative net margin of 6.12% and a positive return on equity of 11.77%. The company had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.86 EPS. The business’s revenue was down .3% 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, analysts expect that Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation will post 6.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be given a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 4th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s payout ratio is -34.52%.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide 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.