MTN — Vail Resorts Inc

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Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates MTN Bearish with a Setup Score of 48, net conviction 41, actionability 56. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score48
Directional BiasBearish
Net Conviction41
Actionability56 (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$146.03
Market Cap$5.21B
Float31.8M
Shares Outstanding35.6M
P/E (Forward)21.93
P/E (TTM)35.46
Price/Sales (TTM)1.83
vs. Analyst Target-1.5% to analyst PT
Profit Margin5.20%
Operating Margin (TTM)-73.71%
Revenue (TTM)$2.84B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-15.80%
Dividend Rate8.9%
Analyst Target Price$143.85 (13 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
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
2026 $2.84B $148M $1.19B $433M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Oct 2025 $271M -$187M
Jan 2026 $1.08B $210M
Apr 2026 $1.21B $340M
Jul 2026 $278M -$216M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership1.7%
Institutional Ownership135.0%
Short Float18.1%
% of All Funds Holding4.92%
Number of Funds Holding433

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$143.00Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$137.27Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$143.78Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$183.62Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$136.36Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$143.26Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$170.62Secular 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 12 months ago
$187.00 resistance 1.18x 20 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (116 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.09% 0.07% 50.86% 6.16% -9.51%
1 Day 0.50% 0.44% 56.03% 16.43% -10.32%
1 Week 0.21% 0.10% 51.72% 20.04% -21.20%
2 Weeks 0.57% -0.20% 49.57% 26.89% -31.31%
1 Month 1.06% 1.06% 52.17% 32.22% -28.18%

Next earnings: December 17, 2026 (66 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
Jul1.4%66.7%30
Aug1.2%56.7%30
Sep-0.3%46.7%30
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% 1402
Tuesday 0.14% 50.9% 1532
Wednesday 0.03% 47.8% 1533
Thursday 0.02% 49.9% 1502
Friday 0.15% 52.0% 1493

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 135.0%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 1.7%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings2
Net Value+$5.0M
Net Shares Change37,690
% of Float0.1%
C-Suite Filings2
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 +$25,051.5 1 1 buy

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-03-16 KATZ ROBERT A CEO & Chairperson of the Board +$4.9M Transaction at $131.81, now +10.8%
2026-03-16 Korch Angela A EVP & Chief Financial Officer +$25,051.5 Transaction at $131.85, now +10.8%

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AI Consult Analysis

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