Vail Resorts Inc (NYSE: MTN) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.46 compared to its previous closing price of 148.40. However, the company has seen a fall of -3.15% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-05-23 that • Ski and ride Silvretta Montafon in Austria with Epic Pass • Epic Passes are on sale now at the lowest price of the year ($1,051) through May 26 BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Vail Resorts today announced that Austrian skiing will be even more Epic with Silvretta Montafon joining the 2025/26 Epic Pass lineup.
Is It Worth Investing in Vail Resorts Inc (NYSE: MTN) Right Now?
Vail Resorts Inc (NYSE: MTN) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.66x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for MTN is 0.89. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for MTN is 36.18M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.07% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MTN on May 25, 2025 was 632.60K shares.
MTN’s Market Performance
The stock of Vail Resorts Inc (MTN) has seen a -3.15% decrease in the past week, with a 5.49% rise in the past month, and a -7.06% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.55%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.65% for MTN. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.76% for MTN’s stock, with a simple moving average of -12.36% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MTN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MTN stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for MTN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for MTN in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $185 based on the research report published on November 14, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MTN reach a price target of $176, previously predicting the price at $217. The rating they have provided for MTN stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on June 07th, 2024.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Buy” to MTN, setting the target price at $256 in the report published on March 26th of the previous year.
MTN Trading at -0.24% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MTN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.94% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.55%, as shares surge +5.28% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.53% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MTN fell by -3.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -13.44% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $145.16. In addition, Vail Resorts Inc saw -21.20% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MTN starting from Korch Angela A, who purchase 185 shares at the price of $160.00 back on Mar 13 ’25. After this action, Korch Angela A now owns 2,956 shares of Vail Resorts Inc, valued at $29,600 using the latest closing price.
Vaughn Peter A, the Director of Vail Resorts Inc, sale 1,000 shares at $192.01 during a trade that took place back on Dec 16 ’24, which means that Vaughn Peter A is holding 7,573 shares at $192,005 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MTN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.4 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vail Resorts Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 38.12, with 4.56 for asset returns.
Based on Vail Resorts Inc (MTN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.85 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 5.59. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.48.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 783.43 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.85. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 23.84for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.46.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Vail Resorts Inc (MTN) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.