VAC’s short interest surges to 2.23 million shares

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp shares valued at $27,883,615 were purchased by Asmar Christian on Jun 17 ’25. At $67.61 per share, Asmar Christian acquired 412,449 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 3,708,433 shares worth approximately $293.63 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Asmar Christian purchased 337,551 shares, netting a total of over 22,989,991 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $68.11 each, the insider now holds 4,045,984 shares.

Before that, Butera Stephanie Sobeck had added 650 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $46,579, the insider bought Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp shares for $71.66 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 650 shares, worth approximately $0.69 million.

As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on April 22, 2025, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp [VAC] has been rated up from an Underweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $57. Analysts at Morgan Stanley started covering the stock with ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 13, 2024, Barclays has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for VAC. Earlier on September 18, 2024, Goldman initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Sell” for VAC stock.

Analyzing VAC Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp [NYSE: VAC] rose 3.87% to $79.18. The stock’s lowest price that day was $76.28, but it reached a high of $79.5 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 10.32%. Over the course of the year, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp shares have dropped approximately -9.32%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $91.18 on 02/19/25 and a 52-week low of $49.22 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (VAC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 77.14, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 75.10. In the upper region, resistance lies at 80.36. The next price resistance is at 81.54. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 74.78 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.38 million shares to 2.23 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.85 million shares. A jump of 16.94% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.49 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.49.

Which companies own the most shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (VAC)?

In terms of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 97 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.25% from the previous closing price of $76.23. Analysts anticipate Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp stock to reach 97 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 97. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 26, 2024, Mizuho assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $128.

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