NASDAQ: MAR

Marriott International (MAR) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Marriott International. Consumer services sector, hotels/resorts/cruise lines industry. Market cap $88.38B.

$338.92+4.92 (+1.5%)

Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:15 pm ET.

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Marriott (MAR) closes at $338.92, up 1.5%, sitting between its 50-day average of $354.74 and 200-day average of $346.51. The stock has fallen 5.8% over the past month and 14.5% over three months, though it remains up 29.3% over the past year. The GekkoIndex reads 64.9, placing MAR in the Accumulation zone, while price sits 16.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $291.30.

This week's news centers on two threads: a sector-wide pullback tied to rising Treasury yields and higher interest rates weighing on discretionary spending, which pulled down Marriott Vacations alongside PENN Entertainment, Inspired, Lovesac, and Rush Street Interactive, and an analyst action, as TD Cowen upgraded MAR to "strong-buy." Separately, former Marriott executive Liam Brown, who retired earlier this year as group president for the U.S. and Canada, joined the board of Chatham Lodging Trust.

Over the next 20 trading days, the next earnings date falls on 3 November, 44 days out and beyond that window. The last report on 3 August showed EPS of $3.19 against an estimate of $3.08, though shares reacted with a 7.4% decline; MAR has beaten estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 4.2%. Analyst coverage spans 19 firms, with 9 rating it buy and 10 hold, and a consensus target of $380.80. Seasonality over this stretch has averaged a 2.4% gain across 5 years, though gains occurred in only 2 of those years. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows, while two billionaire holders are noted among current positions.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.

Price vs fair value

Close $338.92200-day averageGekko Fair Value $291.30

Key stats

Market cap
$88.38B
P/E ratio
34.7
Forward P/E
25.3
EPS, TTM
$9.62
Revenue, TTM
$7.39B
Profit margin
35%
Dividend yield
0.82%
Beta
1.10
Volume
4.13M avg 1.55M
1-year return
+29.3%
Typical daily move
±2.2%
Typical 20-day move
±5.2%
50-day average
$354.74
200-day average
$346.51
Next earnings
Nov 3 before open
Shares outstanding
260.8M
52-week range
$256.76$410.98

Marriott International swing-trade checklist

Marriott International scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $338.92 sits between the 50-day ($354.74) and 200-day ($346.51) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    64.9, Accumulation

    Reading 64.9 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    16.3% above

    Price is 16.3% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 44 days

    Next report Nov 3, 2026, 44 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitymixed

    +2.4% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2.4% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Marriott International stock chart and price history

Marriott International closed at $338.92 on Sep 18, 2026, +29.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $256.76 to $410.98.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−5.8%
3 months
−14.5%
6 months
+4.3%
1 year
+29.3%
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About Marriott International

Marriott International operates in the hospitality space, managing, franchising and licensing accommodations that range from hotels to residential units and timeshare properties around the world. It is known for housing a large stable of brand names under one roof, including JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, W Hotels, Sheraton, Westin and Courtyard, among others, giving travelers a range of options at different price points and styles.

The company organizes its business into a North America segment, covering the United States and Canada, alongside a set of international divisions that handle operations elsewhere. Through franchising and licensing arrangements as well as direct management, it extends its brand portfolio across a large number of properties spanning many countries and territories.

Marriott International traces its founding back to 1927 and runs its headquarters out of Bethesda, Maryland. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker MAR.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Hotels/Resorts/Cruise lines
Website
marriott.com

Marriott International GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Marriott International’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.9, in the Accumulation zone, down 2.6 points over five sessions.

010064.9Accumulation

Down 2.6 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 18, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying21+0.3%+1.1%+0.7%+13.5%
Accumulation (current zone)1800.0%+0.2%+2.3%+5.9%
Neutral404+0.7%+1.0%+1.3%+2.6%
Distribution46−1.6%−1.1%−1.2%+2.0%
Selling11+2.3%+3.4%+3.3%+6.9%

Average MAR share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Marriott International stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Marriott International trades 16.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $291.30, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Marriott International shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$291.30

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026

16.3% Overvalued

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Marriott International insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Marriott International, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for MAR in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in MAR were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Marriott International has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$1.12B
As a share of market cap
1.27%
Trailing four quarters
$3.62B

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

2of the funds Gekko tracks hold MAR.

1added0opened1trimmed1sold out
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Marriott International earnings: next date and track record

Marriott International reports on Nov 3, 2026, before the open (44 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.

6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.2%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−0.3%Nov ’24−4.6%Feb ’25+3.5%May ’25+1.4%Aug ’25+7.3%Nov ’25+8.3%Feb ’26−0.7%May ’26−7.4%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 3, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Marriott Q2 2026 delivered above-expectation results with global RevPAR up 3.4%, U.S./Canada RevPAR up 5% (highest in 13 quarters), and luxury RevPAR surging 9%. Net rooms grew 4.5% YoY to over 1.8M rooms across 10,000+ properties. Pipeline hit a record 629,000 rooms with record H1 signings. Middle East conflict weighed on international results, with EMEA RevPAR down 5% and Middle East RevPAR falling 43%.
Guidance
Marriott raised full-year 2026 global RevPAR growth guidance to 3%-3.5%, up from prior range, citing broad-based demand strength. Net rooms growth now expected toward the low end of 4.5%-5% range due to Middle East construction delays.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 3, 2026$3.19
est $3.08
+3.6%$7.07B
est $7.19B
−1.7%−7.4%
May 6, 2026$2.72
est $2.55
+6.7%$6.65B
est $6.59B
+1.0%−0.7%
Feb 10, 2026$2.58
est $2.61
−1.1%$6.69B
est $6.67B
+0.3%+8.3%
Nov 4, 2025$2.47
est $2.38
+3.8%$6.49B
est $6.46B
+0.5%+7.3%
Aug 5, 2025$2.65
est $2.61
+1.5%$6.74B
est $6.67B
+1.1%+1.4%
May 6, 2025$2.32
est $2.25
+3.1%$6.26B
est $6.19B
+1.2%+3.5%
Feb 11, 2025$2.45
est $2.37
+3.4%$6.43B
est $6.40B
+0.4%−4.6%
Nov 4, 2024$2.26
est $2.31
−2.2%$6.26B
est $6.28B
−0.3%−0.3%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Marriott International stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Marriott International is $380.80, +12.4% from the last close, from 19 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$380.80consensus 12-month target, +12.4% from the last close
Low $343High $425
Buy9
Hold10
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 19 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 14Truist FinancialHold, maintained$360+6.2%
Sep 10Truist FinancialHold, maintained$360+6.2%
Sep 2Wolfe ResearchHold, initiated
Aug 27Erste GroupBuy, initiated
Aug 20UBSHold, reiterated$395+16.5%
+2.3%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+2.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Marriott International seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Marriott International averaged +2.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+11.5%2021−6.0%2022−0.5%2023+8.2%2024−2.9%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−1.5%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days−0.4%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days+1.1%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days+2.4%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days+3.6%3 of 5

For scale, MAR’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.2%.

Marriott International market cap and key statistics

Marriott International’s market cap is $88.38B, with a P/E ratio of 34.7 and revenue of $7.39B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$88.38B
P/E ratio
34.7
Forward P/E
25.3
EPS, TTM
$9.62
Gekko Fair Value
$291.30

Trading

Volume
4.13M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.55M
52-week high
$410.98
52-week low
$256.76
Shares outstanding
260.8M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$7.39B
Profit margin
35%
Return on equity
14.5%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+4.3%

Risk and income

Beta
1.10
Typical daily move
±2.2%
Typical 20-day move
±5.2%
Dividend yield
0.82%

Marriott International stock news this week

Coverage of Marriott International this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative headlines.

News sentiment neutral

Marriott International peers

Marriott International’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
ABNBAirbnb+0.5%Accumulation7.3% above
HLTHilton Worldwide+1.2%Accumulation13.8% above
RCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises−1.7%Buying21.3% below
VIKViking+0.1%Accumulation17.2% below
CCLCarnival−1.4%Buying26.6% below
HHyatt Hotels−0.5%Buying35.5% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Marriott International stock FAQ

What is Marriott International’s market cap?

Marriott International’s market cap is $88.38B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $338.92, with 260.8M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 34.7.

What is the Marriott International stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Marriott International is $380.80, +12.4% from the last close. Of the 19 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 9 rate it a buy, 10 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Marriott International stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Marriott International is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $338.92 is 16.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $291.30. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Marriott International report earnings next?

Marriott International is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026, before the market opens (44 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.84 per share on revenue of $6.92B. Marriott International beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.2% on average across the report.

What is Marriott International’s 52-week high and low?

Marriott International’s 52-week high is $410.98 and its 52-week low is $256.76; it closed at $338.92 on Sep 18, 2026, +29.3% over the past year.

Is Marriott International stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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