Lorber David A cut its stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (NYSE:VAC) by 10.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,426 shares of the company’s stock after selling 774 shares during the period. Marriott Vacations Worldwide makes up 1.2% of Lorber David A’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Lorber David A’s holdings in Marriott Vacations Worldwide were worth $453,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. We Are One Seven LLC purchased a new stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Exane Derivatives purchased a new stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Doyle Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Huntington National Bank raised its stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 65.4% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Capital Group LLC raised its stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 205.2% during the 4th quarter. Private Capital Group LLC now owns 757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. 80.10% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on VAC shares. ValuEngine downgraded Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, December 21st. Deutsche Bank cut their target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $134.00 to $93.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 7th. Zacks Investment Research raised Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 29th. Nomura cut their target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $158.00 to $136.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 28th. Finally, SunTrust Banks increased their target price on Marriott Vacations Worldwide to $149.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, March 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $132.08.
Shares of VAC stock opened at $95.04 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.44 billion, a PE ratio of 16.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.64. Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp has a 12-month low of $60.67 and a 12-month high of $142.83. The company has a quick ratio of 2.71, a current ratio of 3.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 28th. The company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.05. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a return on equity of 8.45% and a net margin of 1.85%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp will post 5.8 earnings per share for the current year.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 27th. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.14%.
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