In the past week, MAR stock has gone down by -6.27%, with a monthly decline of -5.07% and a quarterly surge of 0.95%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.55%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.11% for Marriott International Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.28% for MAR stock, with a simple moving average of 3.47% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is above average at 22.44x. The 36-month beta value for MAR is also noteworthy at 1.59. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 16 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for MAR is 256.28M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.75% of that float. The average trading volume of MAR on March 15, 2023 was 1.84M shares.
MAR) stock’s latest price update
Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR)’s stock price has increased by 1.33 compared to its previous closing price of 160.56. however, the company has experienced a -6.27% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. The Wall Street Journal reported on 02/14/23 that Marriott Earnings Top Views as Travel Demand Holds Strong
Analysts’ Opinion of MAR
In the past week, MAR stock has gone down by -6.27%, with a monthly decline of -5.07% and a quarterly surge of 0.95%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.55%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.11% for Marriott International Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.28% for MAR stock, with a simple moving average of 3.47% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MAR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MAR stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for MAR by listing it as a “In-line.” The predicted price for MAR in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $180 based on the research report published on February 15th of the current year 2023.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MAR reach a price target of $166. The rating they have provided for MAR stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on January 09th, 2023.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to MAR, setting the target price at $170 in the report published on December 15th of the previous year.
MAR Trading at -2.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MAR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.95% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.11%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.55%, as shares sank -6.70% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.95% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MAR fell by -6.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +1.97% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $171.18. In addition, Marriott International Inc. saw 9.27% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MAR starting from Menon Rajeev, who sale 6,000 shares at the price of $176.17 back on Mar 07. After this action, Menon Rajeev now owns 12,000 shares of Marriott International Inc., valued at $1,057,020 using the latest closing price.
Brown William P, the Group Pres., US and Canada of Marriott International Inc., sale 2,500 shares at $170.03 during a trade that took place back on Feb 24, which means that Brown William P is holding 17,738 shares at $425,075 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MAR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- +16.72 for the present operating margin
- +21.01 for the gross margin
The net margin for Marriott International Inc. stands at +11.35. Equity return is now at value 182.30, with 9.50 for asset returns.
The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.45.
Conclusion
In summary, Marriott International Inc. (MAR) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
