Brokers Set Expectations for Vail Resorts FY2025 Earnings

Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for Vail Resorts in a research report issued on Monday, February 10th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $7.58 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $7.59. The consensus estimate for Vail Resorts' current full-year earnings is $7.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Vail Resorts' Q2 2026 earnings at $6.97 EPS.

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, December 9th. The company reported ($4.61) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($4.99) by $0.38. Vail Resorts had a net margin of 8.07% and a return on equity of 21.90%. The firm had revenue of $260.28 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $251.45 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($4.60) EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on MTN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Vail Resorts from $176.00 to $166.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Vail Resorts from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Vail Resorts from $216.00 to $217.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Morgan Stanley restated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $197.00 price target on shares of Vail Resorts in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of Vail Resorts from $185.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $204.50.

Vail Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of Vail Resorts stock traded down $1.05 during trading on Thursday, reaching $165.02. The company's stock had a trading volume of 398,496 shares, compared to its average volume of 605,611. Vail Resorts has a one year low of $164.35 and a one year high of $236.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.64, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.63. The firm has a market cap of $6.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.11. The business's fifty day moving average price is $179.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $177.81.

Vail Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were paid a $2.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. This represents a $8.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.38%. Vail Resorts's dividend payout ratio is currently 147.51%.

Institutional Trading of Vail Resorts

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Procyon Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vail Resorts by 22.0% during the third quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 2,061 shares of the company's stock valued at $359,000 after acquiring an additional 371 shares during the period. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Vail Resorts by 16.3% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 2,522 shares of the company's stock worth $440,000 after purchasing an additional 354 shares in the last quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Vail Resorts by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,792 shares of the company's stock valued at $487,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Vail Resorts by 9.1% in the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 3,214 shares of the company's stock valued at $560,000 after buying an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marathon Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in Vail Resorts in the third quarter valued at about $14,908,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.94% of the company's stock.

About Vail Resorts

Vail Resorts, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates mountain resorts and regional ski areas in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mountain, Lodging, and Real Estate. The Mountain segment operates 41 destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas. This segment is also involved in the ancillary activities, including ski school, dining, and retail/rental operations, as well as real estate brokerage activities.