After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Marriott International Announces Record Year of Global Signings and Strong Net Rooms Growth.
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Lodging industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $237.38 and fluctuated between $238.26 as its day high and $234.15 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Marriott International, Inc. is $69.72B. A total of 1.55 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.52M shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, MAR has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 32 BUYs and 45 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 128,616 shares during that period but sold 237,933.
In the most recent transaction, Capuano Anthony sold 46,000 shares of MAR for 216.49 per share on Dec 12. After the transaction, the President & CEO now owns 54,317 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 22, Lee Felitia sold 570 shares at 210.08 per share. MAR shares that Controller and CAO owns now total 2,793.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Menon Rajeev disposed of 8,000 shares on Sep 11 at a per-share price of $207.03. This resulted in the President, APEC holding 4,000 shares of MAR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Capuano Anthony sold 20,000 shares at $202.23 per share on Aug 28. Company shares held by the President & CEO now total 100,317.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Marriott International, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.89, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.79%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.15. MAR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/21/2023 when it declared a $0.52 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/29/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/29/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/16/2023. The MAR stock dividend was $0.52 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for MAR in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $219.85 with high estimates of $250.00 and low estimates of $160.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MAR has a high of $234.10 and a low of $153.56.
As of this writing, MAR has an earnings estimate of $2.11 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.15 per share and a lower estimate of $2.07. The company reported an EPS of $2.26 in the last quarter, which was 3.70% higher than expectations of $2.18.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MAR’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.39B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $11.24B in debt and $6.41B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$2.24, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.41B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MAR is Buy with a score of 3.39.
