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After finishing at $272.62 in the prior trading day, Marriott International, Inc (NASDAQ: MAR) closed at $269.78, down -1.04%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.13 million shares were traded. MAR stock price reached its highest trading level at $273.9021 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $269.28.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MAR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 190.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.40.
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, Goldman on September 18, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $267.
On August 29, 2024, Bernstein Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $247 to $262.
On June 21, 2024, Susquehanna started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $255.Susquehanna initiated its Neutral rating on June 21, 2024, with a $255 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 Dec 06 ’24 when Anand Satyajit sold 1,919 shares for $293.63 per share. The transaction valued at 563,476 led to the insider holds 22,559 shares of the business.
Anand Satyajit bought 1,919 shares of MAR for $563,487 on Dec 06 ’24. On Nov 22 ’24, another insider, Brown William P, who serves as the Group Pres., US and Canada of the company, sold 1,707 shares for $284.30 each. As a result, the insider received 485,292 and left with 23,077 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, MAR now has a Market Capitalization of 74969972736 and an Enterprise Value of 89038086144. As of this moment, Marriott’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.552 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.648.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MAR has reached a high of $295.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $204.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.01%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1114860 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 278.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 243.25M. Insiders hold about 12.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.93% stake in the company. Shares short for MAR as of 1734048000 were 5331335 with a Short Ratio of 4.26, compared to 1731628800 on 5081856. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5331335 and a Short% of Float of 2.48.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MAR’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.3, compared to 2.41 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008436652The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.29.
