Green Alpha Advisors LLC Has $1.15 Million Stock Position in Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN)

Green Alpha Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN - Free Report) by 101.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,112 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,075 shares during the period. Green Alpha Advisors LLC's holdings in Vail Resorts were worth $1,146,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of MTN. Qsemble Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Vail Resorts during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $405,000. BOKF NA grew its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 451.1% in the 2nd quarter. BOKF NA now owns 2,006 shares of the company's stock valued at $361,000 after purchasing an additional 1,642 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 8.0% in the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 17,961 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,235,000 after purchasing an additional 1,328 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 129,550 shares of the company's stock valued at $23,336,000 after purchasing an additional 2,730 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 318.8% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 201 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.94% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MTN has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley reissued an "equal weight" rating and issued a $197.00 price target on shares of Vail Resorts in a report on Monday, December 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Vail Resorts from $185.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com raised Vail Resorts from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. UBS Group started coverage on Vail Resorts in a report on Thursday, November 14th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $185.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Vail Resorts from $216.00 to $217.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $205.50.

Vail Resorts Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of MTN traded up $1.51 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $180.92. The company's stock had a trading volume of 500,980 shares, compared to its average volume of 685,733. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.64. Vail Resorts, Inc. has a 1 year low of $165.00 and a 1 year high of $236.92. The business has a fifty day moving average of $183.27 and a 200 day moving average of $179.04. The company has a market cap of $6.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.12.

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, December 9th. The company reported ($4.61) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($4.99) by $0.38. Vail Resorts had a return on equity of 21.90% and a net margin of 8.07%. The company had revenue of $260.28 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $251.45 million. During the same period last year, the business posted ($4.60) earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Vail Resorts, Inc. will post 7.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vail Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were paid a dividend of $2.22 per share. This represents a $8.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th. Vail Resorts's dividend payout ratio is 147.51%.

Vail Resorts Profile

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.