Marriott Vacations Worldwide Co. (NYSE:VAC) to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $1.47 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Co. (NYSE:VAC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a report released on Monday, September 9th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.47 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.45. The consensus estimate for Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s current full-year earnings is $6.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.23 EPS.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.99 by ($0.89). Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a net margin of 3.41% and a return on equity of 9.89%. The business had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.21 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.19 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $117.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $106.00 to $82.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. JMP Securities cut their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $115.00 to $90.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $161.00 to $159.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 19th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.67.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of VAC opened at $71.40 on Wednesday. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a 52-week low of $67.28 and a 52-week high of $108.57. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $77.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $88.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 2.72 and a current ratio of 3.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.81.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 19th will be given a dividend of $0.76 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 19th. This represents a $3.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.26%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 56.19%.

Insider Activity at Marriott Vacations Worldwide

In other news, insider Jason P. Marino bought 700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $69.00 per share, with a total value of $48,300.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now directly owns 15,851 shares in the company, valued at $1,093,719. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 453,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,527,000 after buying an additional 33,373 shares during the last quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP grew its position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 53.7% during the 4th quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP now owns 28,672 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,434,000 after acquiring an additional 10,016 shares during the last quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management purchased a new position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the 1st quarter worth approximately $4,676,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,387,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,763,000 after purchasing an additional 66,362 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 335.6% during the second quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 25,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,223,000 after purchasing an additional 19,613 shares during the period. 89.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Company Profile

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, a vacation company, develops, markets, sells, and manages vacation ownership and related businesses, products, and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Vacation Ownership and Exchange & Third-Party Management.