Marriott International Inc. (MAR): Today's Featured Leisure Winner

Marriott International (MAR) pushed the Leisure industry higher today making it today's featured leisure winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.6%. By the end of trading, Marriott International rose 63 cents (1.7%) to $37.49 on light volume. Throughout the day, 2.4 million shares of Marriott International exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.4 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $36.74-$37.52 after having opened the day at $37 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $36.86. Other companies within the Leisure industry that increased today were: 7 Days Group Holdings (SVN), up 5.8%, Cedar Fair (FUN), up 4.4%, Home Inns & Hotels Management (HMIN), up 4.1%, and Dover Motorsports (DVD), up 4%.

Marriott International, Inc. operates, franchises, and licenses hotels and corporate housing properties worldwide. Marriott International has a market cap of $12.51 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 50.4, below the average leisure industry P/E ratio of 68.7 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 30.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Marriott International a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and six rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Marriott International as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share and increase in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including poor profit margins and weak operating cash flow.

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On the negative front, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI), down 5.6%, Caribou Coffee Company (CBOU), down 5.3%, Good Times Restaurants (GTIM), down 4.1%, and PokerTek (PTEK), down 3.5%, were all losers within the leisure industry with Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) being today's leisure industry loser.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the leisure industry could consider PowerShares Dynamic Leisure&Entert (PEJ) while those bearish on the leisure industry could consider ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Services (SCC).

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