Market Eyes LiveMarriott International Class A (MAR) Stock Rating & Analysis
MELANY's data-driven read on Marriott International Class A · Hotels & Motels.
Marriott operates 1.8 million rooms across roughly 30 brands. At year-end 2025, luxury was about 10% of total rooms, premium 42%, select service 46%, and midscale 2%. Marriott, Courtyard, and Sheraton are its largest brands, while Autograph, Tribute, Moxy, Aloft, and Element are newer lifestyle brands. Managed and franchised properties made up 99% of total rooms as of Dec. 31, 2025, and North America accounts for 61% of rooms. Managed, franchise, and incentive fees provide the bulk of revenue and profitability.
Why MAR scores 60/100
MELANY scores Marriott International Class A 60/100 by weighing eight factors. Here is how MAR breaks down.
Whether the price looks cheap or expensive against earnings, growth, and peers.
Margins, returns on capital, and balance-sheet strength.
- Gross margin 79%
- ROE 458%
Direction and relative strength of the recent share-price trend.
- 50-day MA above 200-day (golden cross zone)
History of beating or missing estimates, and where estimates are heading.
- Beat EPS estimates 3 of last 4 quarters
What Wall Street price targets and revisions are signalling.
Near-term events that could move the stock.
Upside weighed against volatility and drawdown risk.
How the current rate and market regime suits this kind of company.
Key risks for MAR
- No specific company-level red flags detected, monitor macro regime changes
Sector and theme context
Marriott International Class A sits in the Consumer discretionary cycle theme, which MELANY currently rates 24/100 for strength. Theme strength feeds MAR's momentum and catalyst factors above.
Tracking MAR
Marriott International Class A rates Hold right now, so MELANY is not flagging a fresh entry. Create a free account to add MAR to your watchlist and get alerted the moment the rating changes.
How MELANY rates MAR
MELANY is a rules-based engine that scores every stock from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors, then re-scores as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive. Marriott International Class A's 60/100 reflects mature factor weighting for its profile.
Ratings are algorithmic and change with the data. They are research and education, not personalized investment advice.
Frequently asked questions about MAR
Is Marriott International Class A (MAR) a buy?
As of 2026-08-20, MELANY rated Marriott International Class A Hold with a composite score of 60/100. That is a dated snapshot, not the live rating, and it is an algorithmic reading built from eight factors rather than personalized investment advice. Review the factor breakdown above and the disclaimer below before making any decision.
What is Marriott International Class A's MELANY score?
Marriott International Class A (MAR) has a MELANY composite score of 60/100, combining valuation, business quality, price momentum, earnings track record, analyst sentiment, catalyst setup, risk-adjusted profile, and macro fit.
How is the MAR stock rating calculated?
MELANY scores MAR from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors using live market and fundamental data, then refreshes the rating automatically as new data arrives.
Should I buy Marriott International Class A stock?
That decision is yours; Market Eyes Live does not give buy or sell advice. What the data says: MELANY rates Marriott International Class A (MAR) Hold with a composite of 60/100 as of 2026-08-20. The factor breakdown above shows what is driving that, which is a better basis for a decision than any one-word verdict.
What is the MAR stock price forecast?
MELANY does not publish price targets or forecasts for MAR. Predicting a future price is exactly the kind of false precision the confidence framework avoids. Instead it scores today's setup, 60/100 across eight factors for Marriott International Class A, and re-scores automatically as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive.
Is MAR stock overvalued or undervalued?
MELANY's valuation factor currently reads 30/100 for Marriott International Class A, where a higher score means the price looks more attractive against earnings, growth, and peers. Scores in the 70s and above read as attractively priced, the mid range as roughly fair, and low scores as stretched. The factor breakdown above shows what drives MAR's read.
What price should I buy MAR at?
MELANY is not flagging a fresh entry for MAR at its current Hold rating, so there is no entry zone to publish right now. Watchlisting MAR in the free app gets you alerted the moment that changes.
What are the risks of buying MAR stock?
The top risks MELANY currently flags for Marriott International Class A: No specific company-level red flags detected, monitor macro regime changes. The rating on this page already weighs these against the bullish factors; see the risk-adjusted profile score in the breakdown above.
Is Marriott International Class A a good long-term investment?
For long-term durability the two factors that matter most are business quality, which MELANY scores 100/100 for Marriott International Class A, and earnings track record, at 68/100. The 60/100 composite blends those with six shorter-horizon factors. Durable quality at a fair price is the long-term case to test; this is research, not personalized investment advice.
Will MAR stock go up?
Nobody can promise a stock's direction, and Market Eyes Live does not predict prices. The measurable part: MELANY's price momentum factor reads 63/100 for MAR right now, and the catalyst setup factor tracks whether near-term events could move it. Both re-score automatically as the data changes.
How current is this MAR rating?
The rating on this page is a snapshot of MELANY's read as of 2026-08-20. The price shown updates live, but the score is not recomputed on this page. MELANY re-scores MAR continuously as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive, and that current rating is free in the app.
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