Dividend Focus Stock: World-Class Mountain Resorts Built to Endure
Shares have struggled, but Vail Resorts' strong assets and attractive dividend remain, and quality should ultimately win out.
Our Dividend Informer analysts give Vail Resorts (MTN) our highest marks for Capital Return. Vail Resorts has suffered two bad ski seasons in a row, and shares are beaten down. Stocks can always go lower, but we think its first-class assets will eventually earn back the premium multiple that shares once enjoyed.
Why to Consider Vail Resorts Now
Premium mountain resort portfolio with several of North America’s most valuable and difficult-to-replicate ski destinations.
Significant earnings recovery potential as weather conditions, skier visitation, and profitability rebound from recent depressed levels.
Attractive dividend yield above 6% provides meaningful income while investors wait for a turnaround in operating results.
The yield is attractive as long as the dividend can be sustained.
Read on for a description of the company’s fundamentals, overview of operations, key projections for total return from the current price, and the all-important suggested buy price for disciplined dividend investors….






