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Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (NYSE: VAC) closed the day trading at $65.56 down -4.36% from the previous closing price of $68.55. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. VAC stock price reached its highest trading level at $68.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $65.43.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VAC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.46. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.18 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.09.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on January 06, 2025, initiated with a Underweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $87.
On December 13, 2024, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $97 to $116.
On September 18, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Sell rating and target price of $62.Goldman initiated its Sell rating on September 18, 2024, with a $62 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 06 ’25 when Butera Stephanie Sobeck bought 650 shares for $71.66 per share. The transaction valued at 46,579 led to the insider holds 8,770 shares of the business.
GELLER JOHN E. JR bought 5,000 shares of VAC for $360,200 on Mar 06 ’25. The insider now owns 68,962 shares after completing the transaction at $72.04 per share. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, ANDREWS CHARLES ELLIOTT, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,620 shares for $71.82 each. As a result, the insider paid 116,348 and bolstered with 28,144 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VAC now has a Market Capitalization of 2393116928 and an Enterprise Value of 7409737216. As of this moment, Marriott’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.26 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.142.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VAC is 1.66, which has changed by -0.35268563 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07465422 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VAC has reached a high of $108.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $65.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.47%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VAC traded about 447.31K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VAC traded about 623320 shares per day. A total of 34.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 31.82M. Insiders hold about 8.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.11% stake in the company. Shares short for VAC as of 1740700800 were 1572380 with a Short Ratio of 3.52, compared to 1738281600 on 1443821. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1572380 and a Short% of Float of 4.54.
Dividends & Splits
VAC’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.10, up from 3.07 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.044784825The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.52.
