MTN — Vail Resorts Inc

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates MTN Bearish with a Setup Score of 57, net conviction 42, actionability 78. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score57
Directional BiasBearish
Net Conviction42
Actionability78 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Vail Resorts Inc

Vail Resorts, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates mountain resorts and regional ski areas in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Mountain, Lodging, and Real Estate. The Mountain segment operates destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas. This segment is also involved in ancillary activities, including ski school, dining, and retail/rental operations, as well as real estate brokerage activitie… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$150.14
Market Cap$5.26B
Float33.0M
Shares Outstanding35.6M
P/E (Forward)19.84
P/E (TTM)30.99
Price/Sales (TTM)1.86
vs. Analyst Target-1.1% to analyst PT
Profit Margin5.54%
Operating Margin (TTM)42.10%
Revenue (TTM)$2.83B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-15.80%
Dividend Rate8.9%
Analyst Target Price$148.50 (12 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $1.96B $98.8M $776M $473M
2021 $1.91B $128M $830M $529M
2022 $2.53B $348M $1.18B $858M
2023 $2.89B $266M $1.22B $795M
2024 $2.89B $231M $1.23B $783M
2025 $2.96B $280M $1.27B $870M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Jul 2025 $271M -$185M
Oct 2025 $271M -$187M
Jan 2026 $1.08B $210M
Apr 2026 $1.21B $340M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership1.6%
Institutional Ownership126.5%
Short Float21.8%
% of All Funds Holding5.10%
Number of Funds Holding419

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$135.04Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$138.06Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$147.39Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$189.23Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$136.56Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$148.12Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$178.52Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$163.00 resistance 1.22x 9 months ago
$187.00 resistance 1.18x 17 months ago
$190.00 resistance 1.28x 24 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (115 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.09% 0.02% 50.43% 6.16% -9.51%
1 Day 0.48% 0.43% 55.65% 16.43% -10.32%
1 Week 0.17% 0.07% 51.30% 20.04% -21.20%
2 Weeks 0.57% -0.20% 49.57% 26.89% -31.31%
1 Month 0.98% 1.05% 51.75% 32.22% -28.18%

Next earnings: August 27, 2026 (45 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan-3.5%34.5%29
Feb-0.2%55.2%29
Mar1.3%60.0%30
Apr2.7%53.3%30
May2.3%60.0%30
Jun0.0%50.0%30
Jul1.1%65.5%29
Aug1.5%58.6%29
Sep-0.3%44.8%29
Oct3.8%62.1%29
Nov3.6%62.1%29
Dec-1.1%37.9%29

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday -0.09% 46.8% 1390
Tuesday 0.14% 50.9% 1519
Wednesday 0.03% 47.6% 1520
Thursday 0.03% 50.1% 1489
Friday 0.14% 52.0% 1480

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 126.5%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 1.6%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings3
Net Value+$5.0M
Net Shares Change37,900
% of Float0.1%
C-Suite Filings3
Clusters Detected0

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
KATZ ROBERT A CEO & Chairperson of the Board +$4.9M 1 1 buy
Korch Angela A EVP & Chief Financial Officer +$57,601.5 2 2 buy

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-03-16 KATZ ROBERT A CEO & Chairperson of the Board +$4.9M Transaction at $131.81, now +13.9%
2026-03-16 Korch Angela A EVP & Chief Financial Officer +$25,051.5 Transaction at $131.85, now +13.9%
2025-10-07 Korch Angela A EVP & Chief Financial Officer +$32,550 Transaction at $155.00, now -3.1%

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AI Consult Analysis

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