The stock of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (NYSE: VAC) has increased by 3.35 when compared to last closing price of 90.22.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -5.03% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2024-05-21 that During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.
Is It Worth Investing in Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (NYSE: VAC) Right Now?
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (NYSE: VAC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 17.18x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for VAC is at 1.82. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for VAC is 31.80M, and currently, shorts hold a 7.29% of that float. The average trading volume for VAC on May 27, 2024 was 488.77K shares.
VAC’s Market Performance
VAC’s stock has seen a -5.03% decrease for the week, with a -7.71% drop in the past month and a -1.49% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.02%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.78% for Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.50% for VAC’s stock, with a -0.15% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VAC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VAC stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for VAC by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VAC in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $128 based on the research report published on March 26, 2024 of the current year 2024.
JMP Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VAC reach a price target of $105. The rating they have provided for VAC stocks is “Mkt Outperform” according to the report published on February 13th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Underweight” to VAC, setting the target price at $90 in the report published on December 15th of the previous year.
VAC Trading at -6.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VAC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.78%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.02%, as shares sank -7.56% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.65% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VAC fell by -5.03%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -19.13% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $97.25. In addition, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp saw 9.84% 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 VAC starting from Geller John E JR, who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $112.84 back on Aug 07 ’23. After this action, Geller John E JR now owns 43,323 shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp, valued at $564,200 using the latest closing price.
Terry Anthony E, the EVP, CFO of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp, purchase 1,800 shares at $113.55 during a trade that took place back on Aug 07 ’23, which means that Terry Anthony E is holding 13,087 shares at $204,390 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VAC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.4 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value 8.81, with 2.20 for asset returns.
Based on Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (VAC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.38. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 23.9.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 722.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.83. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.29. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (VAC) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
