Capital International Investors Grows Stock Holdings in Vail Resorts, Inc. $MTN

Capital International Investors grew its holdings in Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN) by 1.5% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 5,002,662 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 74,528 shares during the quarter. Capital International Investors owned approximately 0.14% of Vail Resorts worth $748,248,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. NBT Bank N A NY raised its position in Vail Resorts by 450.0% in the third quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 815.8% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Vail Resorts by 196.8% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its position in Vail Resorts by 222.7% during the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vail Resorts in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. 94.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MTN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Vail Resorts from $140.00 to $138.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Vail Resorts in a research note on Monday, December 29th. BNP Paribas Exane reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Vail Resorts in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $169.00 price target on shares of Vail Resorts in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Vail Resorts in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vail Resorts currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $169.82.

More Vail Resorts News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company kept its quarterly dividend at $2.22 per share (ex-dividend Mar 26, pay Apr 9), implying a roughly 6.6% yield — a potential support for the share price for income-focused investors.
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted offsetting strengths — Epic Pass renewals and geographic diversification helped cushion the season’s hit, which limits downside if weather normalizes. Warm Winter Hits Vail’s Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain mixed — several firms trimmed price targets (JPMorgan, Barclays, Stifel, Deutsche Bank, Truist) but coverage still includes buy ratings and a consensus target that implies upside, leaving sentiment divided. Analyst Coverage and PT Moves
• Neutral Sentiment: After the earnings release the stock saw above-average volume as investors weighed the miss and guidance change — a sign the market is re-pricing near-term weather risk rather than changing the long-term thesis.
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 results missed expectations: EPS $5.87 vs. ~$6.06 est., revenue $1.08B vs. ~$1.11B est., and management cut FY26 net income guidance materially (now $144M–$190M vs prior $201M–$276M). That triggered the post-earnings selloff. Earnings Release
• Negative Sentiment: Severely below-average snowfall in the Rockies drove a ~12% decline in skier visits at key resorts, amplifying revenue pressure in the region that produces much of Vail’s EBITDA. Skier Visits Decline
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest jumped ~18% in February to about 4.95M shares (roughly 14% of float) with a ~5.8 days-to-cover — an indicator of growing bearish positioning that could pressure the stock on further negative news.

Vail Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of MTN stock opened at $135.66 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.13, a PEG ratio of 8.17 and a beta of 0.78. Vail Resorts, Inc. has a one year low of $126.15 and a one year high of $175.51. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $137.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $144.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.52, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.54.

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 9th. The company reported $5.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.06 by ($0.19). Vail Resorts had a net margin of 7.89% and a return on equity of 28.14%. The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $6.56 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Vail Resorts, Inc. will post 7.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vail Resorts Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 26th will be given a dividend of $2.22 per share. This represents a $8.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 26th. Vail Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is currently 130.21%.

Vail Resorts Profile

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.