Marriott International, Inc (NASDAQ: MAR) is -12.91% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $204.55 and a high of $307.52 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The MAR stock was last observed hovering at around $237.49 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 5.43%.
Currently trading at $242.92, the stock is -5.69% and -11.53% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.94 million and changing 2.29% at the moment leaves the stock -5.92% off its SMA200. MAR registered -4.38% loss for a year compared to 6-month gain of -0.63%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $274.5896 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $258.2056.
The stock witnessed a -12.45% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -12.51%, and is -2.09% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.63% over the week and 2.71% over the month.
Marriott International, Inc (MAR) has around 418000 employees, a market worth around $66.97B and $25.10B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 29.20 and Fwd P/E is 21.11. Profit margin for the company is 9.46%. Distance from 52-week low is 18.76% and -21.01% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (21.71%).
with sales reaching $6.2B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 9.35% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 5.29% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 3.66% in year-over-year returns.
Marriott International, Inc (MAR) Top Institutional Holders
1971.0 institutions hold shares in Marriott International, Inc (MAR), with institutional investors hold 76.78% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 276.67M, and float is at 241.02M with Short Float at 2.06%. Institutions hold 62.64% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 20.4 million shares valued at $4.93 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 7.0253% of the MAR Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 15.18 million shares valued at $$3.67 billion to account for 5.2266 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are STATE STREET CORP which holds 9.59 million shares representing 3.3012% and valued at over $2.32 billion, while JPMORGAN CHASE & CO holds 2.8428 of the shares totaling 8.12 million with a market value of $1.96 billion.
Marriott International, Inc (MAR) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by SCHWAB SUSAN C,the company’sDirector. SEC filings show that SCHWAB SUSAN C sold 1,054 shares of the company’s common stock on Feb 24 ’25 at a price of $277.48 per share for a total of $0.29 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 4551.0 shares.
Marriott International, Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Feb 21 ’25 that Brown William P (Group Pres., US and Canada) sold a total of 12,642 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Feb 21 ’25 and was made at $285.63 per share for $3.61 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 30919.0 shares of the MAR stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Feb 21 ’25, Oberg Kathleen K. (EVP & CFO) disposed off 14,498 shares at an average price of $278.07 for $4.03 million. The insider now directly holds 14,282 shares of Marriott International, Inc (MAR).
