Morgan Stanley Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Marriott International (MAR)

In a report released today, Stephen Grambling from Morgan Stanley maintained a Buy rating on Marriott International, with a price target of $353.00.

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Grambling covers the Consumer Cyclical sector, focusing on stocks such as PENN Entertainment, Marriott International, and Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation. According to TipRanks, Grambling has an average return of 5.3% and a 59.24% success rate on recommended stocks.

In addition to Morgan Stanley, Marriott International also received a Buy from BMO Capital’s Ari Klein in a report issued on May 7. However, on May 8, Stifel Nicolaus maintained a Hold rating on Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR).

Based on Marriott International’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $6.65 billion and a net profit of $648 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $6.26 billion and had a net profit of $665 million

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 87 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of MAR in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in February 2026, Rajeev Menon, the President of MAR sold 3,492.00 shares for a total of $1,236,168.00.