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Marriott International (MAR) is a Top-Ranked Growth Stock: Should You Buy?

Zacks Equity Research
·2-min read

Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.

Achieving those goals is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on popular investing methodologies, namely value, growth, and momentum. The Style Scores can help you narrow down which stocks are better for your portfolio and which ones can beat the market over the long-term.

Why This 1 Growth Stock Should Be On Your Watchlist

For growth investors, a company's financial strength, overall health, and future outlook take precedence, so they'll want to zero in on the Growth Style Score. This Score examines things like projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will generate sustainable growth over time.

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Marriott International (MAR)

Marriott International Inc. is a leading worldwide hospitality company focused on lodging management and franchising, after the spin-off of its timeshare business into a publicly-traded company in Nov 2011.

MAR boasts a Growth Style Score of A and VGM Score of B, and holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating. Its bottom-line is projected to rise 105.3% year-over-year for 2022, while Wall Street anticipates its top line to improve by 47.7%.

Five analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2022. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.01 to $6.55 per share. MAR boasts an average earnings surprise of 18.1%.

Marriott International is also cash rich. The company has generated cash flow growth of 0.9%, and is expected to report cash flow expansion of 150.7% in 2022.

With solid fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, MAR should be on investors' short lists.

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