Vail Resorts Q3 EPS Estimate Decreased by Zacks Research

Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Vail Resorts in a research note issued on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the company will earn $10.15 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $10.42. The consensus estimate for Vail Resorts’ current full-year earnings is $7.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Vail Resorts’ FY2025 earnings at $7.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $10.44 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.85 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $7.10 EPS.

MTN has been the topic of several other research reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Vail Resorts from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Barclays reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $152.00 price objective (down from $165.00) on shares of Vail Resorts in a research note on Monday, March 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Vail Resorts from $166.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Mizuho reduced their target price on Vail Resorts from $227.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on Vail Resorts from $250.00 to $247.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $193.56.

Vail Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:MTN opened at $161.06 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.64, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $163.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $174.29. Vail Resorts has a fifty-two week low of $151.99 and a fifty-two week high of $233.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.12.

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 10th. The company reported $6.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.29 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion. Vail Resorts had a return on equity of 21.90% and a net margin of 8.07%. The company’s revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $5.76 EPS.

Vail Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a dividend of $2.22 per share. This represents a $8.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.51%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. Vail Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 130.21%.

Insider Activity at Vail Resorts

In other Vail Resorts news, CFO Angela A. Korch acquired 185 shares of Vail Resorts stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 13th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $160.00 per share, with a total value of $29,600.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer now owns 2,956 shares in the company, valued at $472,960. The trade was a 6.68 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vail Resorts

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bamco Inc. NY grew its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 5,290,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $991,713,000 after purchasing an additional 105,410 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vail Resorts by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,716,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $696,687,000 after buying an additional 25,916 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vail Resorts by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,202,176 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,348,000 after buying an additional 47,417 shares during the period. TPG GP A LLC increased its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 19.9% in the 4th quarter. TPG GP A LLC now owns 1,036,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,289,000 after acquiring an additional 172,082 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in shares of Vail Resorts by 42.1% in the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 976,468 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,039,000 after acquiring an additional 289,484 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.94% of the company’s stock.

About Vail Resorts

Vail Resorts, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates mountain resorts and regional ski areas in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mountain, Lodging, and Real Estate. The Mountain segment operates 41 destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas. This segment is also involved in the ancillary activities, including ski school, dining, and retail/rental operations, as well as real estate brokerage activities.