The Most Important Facts About Marriott International

By Chris Stiles • Saturday, April 15 12:02 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Marriott International has moved 1.6% Friday on a volume of 1,736,135, compared to its average of 1,821,175. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

Marriott International trades -7.22% away from its average analyst target price of $181.18 per share. The 17 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $168.0 to $205.0, and on average have given Marriott International a rating of hold.

If you are considering an investment in MAR, you'll want to know the following:

Marriott International's current price is 1314.9% above its Graham number of $11.88, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Marriott International has moved -8.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -5.8%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 7.41, Marriott International has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.7 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
MAR has a forward P/E ratio of 19.5 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $8.6 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.49 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Marriott International is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 91.9 compared to its sector average of 3.12
Marriott International, Inc. operates, franchises, and licenses hotel, residential, timeshare, and other lodging properties worldwide.
Based in Bethesda, the company has 377,000 full time employees and a market cap of $51,923,402,752. Marriott International currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.6%.

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