EPS for Verisign, Inc. (VRSN) Expected At $0.91; Marriott International (MAR)’s Sentiment Is 0.85

July 26, 2017 - By Vivian Park

Marriott International, Inc. is a lodging company. The company has market cap of $39.00 billion. Marriott International operates in three business divisions: North American Full-Service, North American Limited-Service and International. It has a 37.2 P/E ratio. The Company’s North American Full-Service segment includes its Luxury and Premium brands (JW Marriott, Marriott Hotels, Sheraton, Westin, Renaissance Hotels, Le Meridien, Autograph Collection Hotels, Delta Hotels, Gaylord Hotels, and Tribute Portfolio) located in the United States and Canada.

Analysts expect Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) to report $0.91 EPS on July, 27 after the close.They anticipate $0.04 EPS change or 4.60% from last quarter’s $0.87 EPS. VRSN’s profit would be $93.27 million giving it 27.74 P/E if the $0.91 EPS is correct. After having $0.86 EPS previously, Verisign, Inc.’s analysts see 5.81% EPS growth. The stock increased 1.02% or $1.02 during the last trading session, reaching $100.98. About shares traded. Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) has risen 7.59% since July 26, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 9.11% the S&P500.

The stock increased 0.34% or $0.35 during the last trading session, reaching $103.06. About shares traded. Marriott International Inc (MAR) has risen 58.26% since July 26, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 41.56% the S&P500.

Since January 1, 0001, it had 0 buys, and 16 insider sales for $16.78 million activity.

Ratings analysis reveals 50% of Marriott’s analysts are positive. Out of 6 Wall Street analysts rating Marriott, 3 give it “Buy”, 0 “Sell” rating, while 3 recommend “Hold”. The lowest target is $66.0 while the high is $90.0. The stock’s average target of $75.33 is -26.91% below today’s ($103.06) share price. MAR was included in 6 notes of analysts from September 23, 2016. The firm has “Hold” rating given on Monday, September 26 by Stifel Nicolaus. The rating was maintained by Telsey Advisory with “Market Perform” on Friday, September 23. The rating was upgraded by M Partners on Monday, December 5 to “Buy”. SunTrust downgraded the stock to “Hold” rating in Tuesday, February 21 report. The rating was initiated by Goldman Sachs on Monday, September 26 with “Buy”. The firm has “Overweight” rating by Morgan Stanley given on Monday, September 26.

Highfields Capital Management Lp holds 7.49% of its portfolio in Marriott International Inc for 10.92 million shares. Savant Capital Llc owns 254,614 shares or 5.75% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Long Pond Capital Lp has 4.79% invested in the company for 1.24 million shares. The New York-based Hs Management Partners Llc has invested 4.69% in the stock. Symons Capital Management Inc, a Pennsylvania-based fund reported 208,536 shares.

Analysts await Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) to report earnings on August, 7 after the close. They expect $1.02 earnings per share, down 0.97% or $0.01 from last year’s $1.03 per share. MAR’s profit will be $385.99M for 25.26 P/E if the $1.02 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.01 actual earnings per share reported by Marriott International Inc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 0.99% EPS growth.

Among 4 analysts covering VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN), 1 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 25% are positive. VeriSign had 9 analyst reports since July 27, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Neutral” rating on Wednesday, April 12 by Citigroup. On Tuesday, January 5 the stock rating was downgraded by Citigroup to “Sell”. As per Friday, October 2, the company rating was maintained by Cowen & Co. The stock of Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) has “Buy” rating given on Monday, July 27 by Topeka Capital Markets.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.1 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.08, from 0.02 in 2016Q3. It increased, as 42 investors sold Verisign, Inc. shares while 0 reduced holdings. 3 funds opened positions while 1 raised stakes. 33.70 million shares or 192.27% more from 11.53 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Penn Cap Mngmt Inc holds 0.04% or 271,000 shares in its portfolio. Retail Bank Of Ny Mellon Corp owns 0% invested in Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) for 1.10M shares. State Street Corporation, a Massachusetts-based fund reported 32.32 million shares.

VeriSign, Inc. is a provider of domain name registry services and Internet security. The company has market cap of $10.35 billion. The Firm operates through Registry Services and Security Services segment. It has a 28.53 P/E ratio. Registry Services ensure the security, stability and resiliency of Internet infrastructure and services, including the .com and .net domains, and operation of the root-zone maintainer functions for the core of the Internet’s Domain Name System .