Nomura Securities Maintains a 'Buy' on Marriott International (MAR); Q4 Review

February 16, 2012 10:40 AM EST
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Price: $356.72 +1.19%

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Nomura Securities maintains a 'Buy' on Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) price target of $43.00.

Analyst, Harry C. Curtis, said, "4Q included one month of timeshare results and costs related to the spin-off, making an apples-to-apples comparison difficult. IMFs were essentially flat in the 4Q, and up only 7% for the year. This trails the trend seen at Host (NYSE: HST), where management fees rose 7% in the 4Q, and 11% for the year. MAR’s updated 2012 guidance is better-than-expected. Management’s revised RevPAR range is 5%-7%, up from 3%-7%. We expected an increase to 4%-7%, and are forecasting 6.6% growth in 2012. Year-to-date, MAR has been one of the best performers in our group, up 19%, compared with the S&P 500’s increase of 6.8%; and we expect the outperformance to continue."

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Shares of Marriott International closed at $34.73 yesterday.


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