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Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation

$VAC·$3.5B·Gambling, Resorts & Casinos·Consumer Cyclical
$104.68+0.1%YTD+79.8%1Y+51.1%
Price updated 4h ago·X counts updated 2d ago
VAVAC
$VACMarriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
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On X

The complete picture of $VAC on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

1X posts · last 7 days
Sep 12Sep 27

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $VAC — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-28

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Marriott Vacations +73% YTD; Impactive Capital activist 13D + Q2 EPS $2.31 vs $1.97 (+17%) beat.

VAC is the timeshare/vacation-ownership platform executing beats with a legitimate activist (Impactive Capital) driving change.

  • Tape: +73.5% YTD, +46.2% t12m; 67% of 52w range, -2.9% vs 50-day, +28.2% vs 200-day.
  • Impactive Capital LP (Christian Asmar, Lauren Taylor Wolfe) filed 13D/A #4 — activist campaign.
  • Q2 EPS $2.31 vs $1.97 (+17.3%); four mixed beats (17%, -26%, 8%, 3%).
  • FY26 est $7.44 → FY27 $8.41 → FY28 $8.40 EPS.
  • PE -13.0x TTM (recent loss), 0.91x P/S, EV/EBITDA -61.7x (accounting-noisy), 2.8% FCF yield.
  • Op margin 10.9%, gross margin 44%, ROIC 9.7%, D/E 0 (recently deleveraged).
  • Declared quarterly cash dividend.
  • Vladimir Anokhin appointed Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer.
  • Beta 1.24; float 28.4M.
  • No X sentiment sample.

Watch 11/4 print for Impactive-driven change progress + Q3 comp trajectory.

What to watch: 11/4 earnings, Impactive campaign progress, Q3 comp trajectory, and any strategic-review announcements.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Vacation ownership developer and manager selling timeshare intervals under Marriott and Westin brands globally.

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Where Gambling, Resorts & Casinos sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $VAC.

Gambling, Resorts & Casinos · Consumer Cyclical

No material change from last week — Online sports betting is the structural share gainer as the NFL season opens, with DraftKings as the market-entry catalyst.

What this means for $VAC

Neutral — Vacation ownership developer and manager selling timeshare intervals under Marriott and Westin brands globally.

Top industry ETF

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-6.5%YTD
-4.0%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-13.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
9.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
10.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-15.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
44.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 6, 2026$2.31$1.97+17.3%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$1.24$1.67-25.7%
Q4 2025Feb 25, 2026$1.86$1.72+8.1%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$1.69$1.64+3.0%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $2.51

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$1.3B+5.9%100%12.2%$2.21$85.0M
Q1 FY26$1.3B+4.8%13.5%8.9%$0.63$-12.0M
Q4 FY25$1.3B-0.3%14.7%10.1%$-12.35$-6.0M
Q3 FY25$812.0M-37.8%48.4%13.1%$-0.06$51.0M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 8 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$5.2B$5.1B – $5.3B$7.44$6.86 – $7.708
FY27$5.4B$5.2B – $5.6B$8.41$7.85 – $9.328
FY28$5.5B$5.2B – $5.7B$8.40$8.08 – $8.714

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.69%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-1.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+29.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 28.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.245-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 19Christian AsmarDirector750.0K sh$83.6MSellAug 17Kathleen A. PighiniSee Remarks2.5K sh$300K
+ 20 other (18 awards · 2 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentAug 20SC 13D/A
AI summary

Impactive Capital LP (Christian Asmar, Lauren Taylor Wolfe) filed Amendment No. 4 to their Schedule 13D on Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) as of August 19, 2026. Impactive is an activist investor that has previously publicly disclosed its position and views on VAC's strategic direction. Routine activist position update; specific changes to Impactive's stake or disclosed intentions are in the full amendment text.

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 68-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (VAC), the vacation ownership and exchange company headquartered in Orlando, FL, filed an 8-K on August 6, 2026 reporting Q2 2026 financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Alongside the earnings release (Exhibit 99.1), the company disclosed under Regulation FD that it posted an updated investor presentation to its website. VAC noted it uses its website as a channel for material nonpublic information disclosure and will not file a separate 8-K each time the presentation is updated. Specific financial figures were not included in the filing body and are contained in the attached press release.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 33
AI summary

Vladimir Anokhin, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (VAC), filed an initial Form 3 on August 3, 2026 reporting his beneficial ownership as of August 1, 2026. Anokhin reports no securities beneficially owned at the time of filing, which is common for newly appointed executives who have not yet received equity awards. The filing establishes his Section 16 reporting obligation as a corporate officer. This reflects a senior leadership addition in strategy and transformation at the vacation ownership company.

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 38-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (VAC) filed an 8-K on August 3, 2026 disclosing an employment agreement with Executive VP and CFO Jason Marino, effective July 30, 2026. Marino will receive an annual base salary of at least $650,000, a target annual cash bonus of 110% of base salary (maximum 220%), and long-term equity awards. A special CFO Transformation Award of up to 75,000 restricted stock units (target 37,500) will be earned based on stock price and Adjusted EBITDA goals. Marino is an at-will employee with defined severance protections if terminated without cause outside of a change-in-control scenario.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 218-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) disclosed on July 21, 2026 that EVP and Chief Brand and Digital Officer Lori Gustafson will separate from the company on July 31, 2026, as part of an internal reorganization eliminating the role. Her separation agreement provides a severance payment of $1,425,000, equal to 1.5x her 2026 base salary plus target bonus, with additional performance-contingent payments possible. Outstanding equity awards will be treated per their existing terms, subject to a general release of claims.

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 188-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 58-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 5 other (2 10-Qs · 2 13Gs · 1 S-8) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Marriott Vacations Stock Jumps 46% in 6 Months: Is More Upside Ahead?zacks.com·20d agoBest Income Stocks to Buy for September 8thzacks.com·22d agoCorient Private Wealth LP Makes New Investment in Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation $VACdefenseworld.net·26d agoMarriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividendbusinesswire.com·27d agoWhy Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Termzacks.com·28d ago

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