What Do You Need to Know About Marriott International (MAR) Before Investing?

By Chris Stiles • Tuesday, December 16 10:11 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Marriott International has moved -0.5% so far today on a volume of 241,233, compared to its average of 1,594,634. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

Marriott International trades 4.28% away from its average analyst target price of $294.4 per share. The 25 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $215.0 to $345.0, and on average have given Marriott International a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying MAR should be aware of the facts below:

Marriott International has moved 6.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 12.7%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 9.47, Marriott International has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.4 while the S&P 500 average is None
MAR has a forward P/E ratio of 26.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $11.39 per share
Marriott International, Inc. engages in operation, franchising, and licensing of hotel, residential, timeshare, and other lodging properties worldwide.
Based in Bethesda, the company has 418,000 full time employees and a market cap of $83.34 Billion. Marriott International currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.8%.

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