Morgan Stanley Cuts Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) Price Target to $147.00

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) had its price target reduced by Morgan Stanley from $151.00 to $147.00 in a research report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. They currently have an equal weight rating on the stock.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings cut Vail Resorts from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $169.00 target price on shares of Vail Resorts in a report on Friday, January 16th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Vail Resorts from $175.00 to $172.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. BNP Paribas Exane reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Vail Resorts in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on Vail Resorts from $140.00 to $138.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $165.00.

Vail Resorts Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of MTN stock opened at $131.54 on Thursday. Vail Resorts has a fifty-two week low of $126.15 and a fifty-two week high of $175.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.43, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.62. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $137.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $144.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.46, a PEG ratio of 8.63 and a beta of 0.78.

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The company reported $5.87 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.06 by ($0.19). Vail Resorts had a return on equity of 29.72% and a net margin of 7.89%.The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.11 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $6.56 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Vail Resorts will post 7.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vail Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 26th will be paid a dividend of $2.22 per share. This represents a $8.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 26th. Vail Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is 144.86%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vail Resorts

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MTN. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vail Resorts by 21.5% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Comerica Bank boosted its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 0.4% in the third quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 17,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,625,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vail Resorts by 1.2% in the third quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 6,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,032,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Vail Resorts by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $557,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the period. Finally, Provident Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vail Resorts by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Provident Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $871,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Vail Resorts

Here are the key news stories impacting Vail Resorts this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Some analyst targets still imply upside versus the current price — JPMorgan trimmed its price target but it remains above the current market level, suggesting there is still potential upside if conditions normalize. JPMorgan Lowers Vail Resorts Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo initiated coverage with an equal-weight rating; initiation brings more analyst attention but the equal-weight stance is not a buy signal. Wells Fargo Coverage Initiated at Vail Resorts
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary highlights that a warm winter hurt Vail’s results and investor sentiment is mixed—broader market resilience may limit downside but weather-driven volatility remains a key risk. Warm winter hit Vail’s earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Operational results: weak snowfall and softer winter demand were cited as drivers of a disappointing quarter, directly weighing on revenue and margins. That weather-related miss is the clearest near-term earnings risk. Weak snowfall hits quarterly results
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple brokers cut expectations or issued pessimistic notes (Barclays, Stifel Nicolaus, Truist), amplifying downside pressure by lowering analyst appetite and reducing implied targets. Barclays Lowers Expectations Stifel Nicolaus Forecast Truist Forecast
• Negative Sentiment: Morgan Stanley lowered its price target (from $151 to $147) and holds an equal-weight rating — another signal of tepid conviction that can reduce buying interest. Morgan Stanley Lowers Price Target

About Vail Resorts

Vail Resorts, Inc is a leading mountain resort company that owns and operates an integrated network of ski areas, hotels, restaurants and retail outlets. The company’s signature Epic Pass program offers skiers and snowboarders season‐long access to its portfolio of resorts, while ancillary services such as ski and snowboard schools, equipment rental and retail drive additional revenue.

Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, Vail Resorts was formed in 1997, building on the legacy of Vail Associates, which opened the Vail ski area in 1962.