Morgan Stanley raises target for Marriott International stock from USD 384 to USD 403

Published on 10/27/2026 at 18:19 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results arrive November 2, 2026. Marriott International stock costs EUR 347.58 on October 27, 2026, down 0.03 percent versus Frankfurt close.

Analyst target and reporting date

Morgan Stanley raised its Marriott target from USD 384.00 to USD 403.00 on October 22, 2026.
Marriott reported adjusted earnings per share of USD 3.19 against USD 3.08 consensus for the second quarter of 2026.
Marriott International stock costs EUR 347.58 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 6:14 p.m. CEST, 0.03 percent below the Frankfurt close of October 26, 2026, and 15.43 percent below its 52-week high.
Marriott will publish third-quarter 2026 results on November 2, 2026.

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Morgan Stanley raised its price target for Marriott International (ISIN US5719032022) from USD 384.00 to USD 403.00 on October 22, 2026, while keeping an Overweight rating, according to Markets Insider. The new target stood 3.90 percent above Marriott's USD 387.88 Nasdaq price at 1:18 p.m. ET on October 27, 2026. After the Xetra close, Marriott International was trading at EUR 347.58 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 6:14 p.m. CEST, down 0.03 percent versus the Frankfurt close of October 26, 2026 at EUR 347.70.

Second-quarter earnings set the base

Marriott's adjusted earnings per share reached USD 3.19 in the second quarter of 2026, versus USD 3.08 consensus and USD 2.65 in the second quarter of 2025. MarketBeat reported that Marriott's quarterly revenue increased 4.80 percent year over year and that full-year 2026 adjusted earnings guidance stood at USD 11.64 to USD 11.81 per share.

The operating picture therefore combines a higher analyst target with a defined earnings test. Marriott's second-quarter operating margin was 17.00 percent, while net margin was 11.00 percent for the same period, based on the company's reported financial statements.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Marriott's USD 256.76 to USD 410.98 52-week range places the October 27 Nasdaq price USD 23.10 below the high, or 5.62 percent, while the EUR 347.58 German quote is 15.43 percent below the same-currency converted reference level only as a separate market view. The US quote had gained 25.36 percent since January 1, 2026, and trading volume was 865,790 shares at the October 27 snapshot.

The valuation also separates Marriott from two hotel peers. Marriott traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.53 and had a USD 101.1 billion market capitalization on October 27, 2026. Hilton Worldwide Holdings (NYSE, USD): down 2.90 percent, P/E 46.05, market capitalization USD 76.9 billion. Hyatt Hotels (NYSE, USD): down 0.90 percent, P/E 207.67, market capitalization USD 16.1 billion.

November 2 is the next checkpoint

Marriott will release third-quarter 2026 earnings on November 2, 2026, at approximately 7:00 a.m. ET and hold its conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET, according to the company's Marriott International. The company guided to third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of USD 2.74 to USD 2.82 in the period covered by MarketBeat.

For investors, the immediate test is whether the third-quarter figure can support the USD 403.00 target while Marriott trades below its October high. The next report supplies that test.

The euro quote after the Xetra close

Marriott International was trading at EUR 347.58 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 6:14 p.m. CEST, down 0.03 percent versus the Frankfurt close of October 26, 2026 at EUR 347.70. The US listing is on Nasdaq, where Marriott last traded at USD 387.88 on October 27, 2026 at 1:18 p.m. ET.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Marriott International stock.