Morgan Stanley downgrades Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (VAC) stock to an Underweight

Daniel Torres

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp’s filing revealed that its insider Fitzgerald John D. acquired Company’s shares for reported $3200.0 on Jan 07 ’26. In the deal valued at $61.15 per share,52 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Fitzgerald John D. now holds 16,380 shares worth roughly $0.98 million.

Then, Fitzgerald John D. bought 44 shares, generating $2,657 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $61.06, the insider now owns 16,328 shares.

Before that, Fitzgerald John D. bought 13 shares. Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp shares valued at $800 were divested by the insider at a price of $61.15 per share. As a result of the transaction, Fitzgerald John D. now holds 1,013 shares, worth roughly $60648.31.

Morgan Stanley downgraded its Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp [VAC] rating to an Underweight from a an Equal-weight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wells Fargo’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid November with a ‘”an Underweight”‘ rating. Mizuho also remained covering VAC and has decreased its forecast on November 11, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on April 22, 2025. It rated VAC as “an Equal-weight” which previously was an “an Underweight”.

Price Performance Review of VAC

On Friday, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp [NYSE:VAC] saw its stock fall -4.18% to $59.87. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -8.41%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp shares have fallen nearly -30.66% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 3.78% over the past one year.

How much short interest is there in Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp stocks on 2025-12-31, growing by 0.53 million shares to a total of 3.04 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.51 million shares. There was a rise of 17.49%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

The most recent change occurred on January 06, 2025 when Morgan Stanley began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Underweight”‘ rating along with a $87 price target.

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