Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Invests $3.67 Million in Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN)

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new stake in Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 19,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,674,000. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA owned about 0.05% of Vail Resorts as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Vail Resorts by 47.6% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 21,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,683,000 after purchasing an additional 6,816 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Vail Resorts by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 649,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,252,000 after buying an additional 8,422 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Vail Resorts by 1,063.7% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 177,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,767,000 after buying an additional 161,820 shares during the period. Green Alpha Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vail Resorts by 101.3% during the fourth quarter. Green Alpha Advisors LLC now owns 6,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,146,000 after buying an additional 3,075 shares in the last quarter. Finally, River Road Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vail Resorts by 606.6% in the third quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 341,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,487,000 after acquiring an additional 293,006 shares during the period. 94.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MTN has been the topic of several recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Vail Resorts from $185.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Macquarie upped their price objective on shares of Vail Resorts from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Vail Resorts from $222.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Vail Resorts from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Vail Resorts from $176.00 to $166.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $204.50.

Vail Resorts Trading Down 1.2 %

MTN opened at $166.53 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $6.23 billion, a PE ratio of 27.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.64. Vail Resorts, Inc. has a twelve month low of $165.00 and a twelve month high of $236.92. The company has a fifty day moving average of $183.33 and a 200-day moving average of $179.17.

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, December 9th. The company reported ($4.61) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($4.99) by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $260.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $251.45 million. Vail Resorts had a return on equity of 21.90% and a net margin of 8.07%. The business’s revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted ($4.60) EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Vail Resorts, Inc. will post 7.62 EPS for the current year.

Vail Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were issued a $2.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. This represents a $8.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.33%. Vail Resorts’s payout ratio is currently 147.51%.

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.