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Marriott operates 1.6 million rooms across roughly 30 brands. At the end of 2023, luxury represented roughly 10% of total rooms, premium 42%, select service was 46%, midscale 1%, and other 1%. Marriott, Courtyard, and Sheraton are the largest brands, while Autograph, Tribute, Moxy, Aloft, and Element are newer lifestyle brands. Managed and franchised represented 97% of total rooms as of Dec. 31, 2023. North America makes up 63% of total rooms. Managed, franchise, and incentive fees represent the vast majority of revenue and profitability for the company.

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<a href="https://www.agilysys.com/en/">Agilysys, Inc.</a> (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGYS#NASDAQ">AGYS</a>), a leading global provider of hospitality software solutions and services, today announced <a href="https://www.hotel-development.marriott.com/">Marriott International</a> has selected the Agilysys point-of-sale platform InfoGenesis as an option for hotels in its portfolio across the U.S. and Canada.
Hotels across Marriott's Luxury, Premium and Select tiers in the United States and Canada can now leverage the guest-facing and staff-facing advantages of InfoGenesis across food-and-beverage, retail, and activity centers property-wide. InfoGenesis equips operators with state-of-the-art efficiency, flexibility, and convenience by unifying a broad array of guest and staff purchasing experiences on a single comprehensive cloud platform. InfoGenesis cloud-native solutions were built specifically for hospitality and benefit from more than 25 years of continuous innovation.
Agilysys Chief Executive Officer Ramesh Srinivasan commented, "Marriott International is a globally admired organization and we look forward to offering properties across the U.S. and Canada the opportunity to leverage our enterprise-grade InfoGenesis omnichannel point-of-sale technology platform."
The InfoGenesis unified point-of-sale platform offers property operators easy-to-configure transaction choices to suit guest and staff preferences. Properties can choose between both consumer grade iOS devices and commercial grade Windows devices and this flexibility creates multiple ways for operators to maximize revenue, enhance guest convenience, reduce employee onboarding time, expand payment option flexibility and protect payment transaction security. Enabling mobile transactions for staff and guests elevates revenue through anywhere, anytime convenience. InfoGenesis supports sales in non-traditional and non-staffed areas, including event spaces, pop-up food and beverage and retail carts, and service points in grab-and-go and marketplace settings.
InfoGenesis POS is optimized to integrate efficiently with Marriott Property Management Systems (PMSs) and provides front desk operators with detailed POS transactional information designed to enhance guest satisfaction and increase operational efficiency.

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Conversion of 14 hotels marks Marriott International&#39;s debut of affordable midscale segment in Asia Pacific
KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) today announced the launch of each company&#39;s foray into the midscale hospitality space in Japan, which follows KKR&#39;s completion of the acquisition of Unizo Hotel Company, Limited and a portfolio of 14 hotels in Japan from Unizo Holdings. The 14 hotels will be converted to&nbsp;Four Points Express by Sheraton. This marks Marriott&#39;s entry into the affordable midscale segment in Japan and the brand&#39;s debut in Asia Pacific following its global launch in this space in 2023.

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BMO Capital analyst Ari Klein maintains Marriott Intl (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) with a Market Perform and raises the price target from $235 to $240.

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BMO Capital Maintains Market Perform on Marriott Intl, Raises Price Target to $240

Marriott Intl (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.32% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.22%. Currently, Marriott Intl has a market capitalization of $67.03 billion. 
Buying $1000 In MAR: If an investor had bought $1000 of MAR stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $10,199.58 today based on a price of $234.69 for MAR at the time of writing.
<h3>Marriott Intl's Performance Over Last 20 Years</h3>
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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Wells Fargo analyst Daniel Politzer maintains Marriott Intl (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $250 to $248.

Wells Fargo Maintains Equal-Weight on Marriott Intl, Lowers Price Target to $248

Mizuho analyst Ben Chaiken maintains Marriott Intl (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $260 to $265.

Mizuho Maintains Neutral on Marriott Intl, Raises Price Target to $265

Baird analyst Michael Bellisario maintains Marriott Intl (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $248 to $250.

Baird Maintains Neutral on Marriott Intl, Raises Price Target to $250

Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) shares are trading lower after the company's <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/05/n38545409/marriott-international-reports-first-quarter-2024-results">first-quarter adjusted EPS missed estimates.</a>
The company reported first-quarter FY24 sales growth of 6.5% year-on-year to $5.98 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $5.93 billion.
Comparable systemwide constant dollar RevPAR increased 4.2% worldwide, 1.5% in the U.S. &amp; Canada, and 11.1% in international markets, compared to the first-quarter FY23.
Total expenses declined 9% Y/Y to $5.1 billion. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $1.14 billion versus $1.09 billion a year ago.
Operating margin for the quarter contracted Y/Y from 16.9% to 14.7%, with operating income increasing 8% to $876 billion.
Adjusted EPS of $2.13 <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/earnings">missed the consensus</a> estimate of $2.17.
The company added about 46,000 rooms globally during the first-quarter. Marriott held $0.4 billion in cash and equivalents as of March 31, 2024.
In first-quarter, Marriott repurchased 4.8 million shares of common stock for $1.2 billion. The company returned $1.7 billion to shareholders year-to-date through April 26.
&#8220;We are excited about the launch of MGM Collection with Marriott Bonvoy during the quarter, which added nearly 37,000 rooms to our system from our strategic agreement with MGM Resorts International," said President and CEO Anthony Capuano.
Outlook: Marriott raised FY24 adjusted EPS outlook from <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/02/37099690/why-marriott-international-shares-are-falling-today">$9.18-$9.52 </a>to  $9.31-$9.65 versus an estimate of $10.74.
The company expects second-quarter adjusted EPS of $2.43-$2.48 against an estimate of $2.52.
Price Action: MAR shares are trading lower by 1.03% to $233.78 at last check Wednesday.
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Marriott International Sees FY24 Adj. EPS $9.31-$9.65 Vs $10.74 Estimate

Marriott International Sees Q2 2024 Adj. EPS $2.43-$2.48 Vs $2.52 Estimate

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Marriott International shares are trading lower following mixed Q1 results.

Marriott Intl (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $2.13 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.17 by 1.84 percent. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.98 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.93 billion by 0.74 percent. This is a 6.45 percent increase over sales of $5.62 billion the same period last year.

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Marriott Intl Q1 2024 Adj EPS $2.13 Misses $2.17 Estimate, Sales $5.98B Beat $5.93B Estimate

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<li>Mizuho cut Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) price target from $263 to $260. Mizuho analyst Ben Chaiken maintained a Neutral rating. Marriott shares rose 0.6% to close at $237.41 on Monday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MAR/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
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Mizuho analyst Ben Chaiken maintains Marriott Intl (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $263 to $260.

Mizuho Maintains Neutral on Marriott Intl, Lowers Price Target to $260

Barclays analyst Brandt Montour maintains Marriott Intl (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $239 to $240.

Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Marriott Intl, Raises Price Target to $240

Marriott Intl (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.55% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.23%. Currently, Marriott Intl has a market capitalization of $68.79 billion. 
Buying $1000 In MAR: If an investor had bought $1000 of MAR stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $10,081.66 today based on a price of $238.63 for MAR at the time of writing.
<h3>Marriott Intl's Performance Over Last 20 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1713384036_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

If You Invested $1000 In This Stock 20 Years Ago, You Would Have $10,000 Today

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Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Marriott Intl.
Looking at options history for Marriott Intl (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>) we detected 11 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 54% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 45% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $187,550 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $315,450.
<h3>Predicted Price Range</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $155.0 to $280.0 for Marriott Intl during the past quarter. 
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Marriott Intl's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Marriott Intl's significant trades, within a strike price range of $155.0 to $280.0, over the past month.
<h3>Marriott Intl 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1712862077_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Largest Options Trades Observed:</h3>

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<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Open Interest</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Volume</th>
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<tr>
<td>MAR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$30.2</td>
<td>$29.4</td>
<td>$29.6</td>
<td>$250.00</td>
<td>$59.2K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">459</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MAR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$17.2</td>
<td>$16.9</td>
<td>$17.0</td>
<td>$250.00</td>
<td>$57.8K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">469</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MAR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$113.6</td>
<td>$110.1</td>
<td>$112.2</td>
<td>$155.00</td>
<td>$56.1K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">5</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MAR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$16.9</td>
<td>$16.7</td>
<td>$16.8</td>
<td>$250.00</td>
<td>$53.7K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">469</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">103</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MAR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$18.4</td>
<td>$17.5</td>
<td>$17.6</td>
<td>$280.00</td>
<td>$52.8K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">146</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">34</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Marriott Intl</h3>
Marriott operates 1.6 million rooms across roughly 30 brands. At the end of 2023, luxury represented roughly 10% of total rooms, premium 42%, select service was 46%, midscale 1%, and other 1%. Marriott, Courtyard, and Sheraton are the largest brands, while Autograph, Tribute, Moxy, Aloft, and Element are newer lifestyle brands. Managed and franchised represented 97% of total rooms as of Dec. 31, 2023. North America makes up 63% of total rooms. Managed, franchise, and incentive fees represent the vast majority of revenue and profitability for the company.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Marriott Intl, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
<h3>Current Position of Marriott Intl</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a volume of 787,780, the price of MAR is up 0.01% at $254.37. </li>
<li>RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.</li>
<li>Next earnings are expected to be released in 20 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Expert Opinions on Marriott Intl</h3>
3 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $264.3333333333333.
<ul>
<li>Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Argus Research continues to hold a Buy rating for Marriott Intl, targeting a price of $280. </li>
<li>Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Mizuho lowers its rating to Neutral with a new price target of $263.</li>
<li>Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Wells Fargo continues to hold a Equal-Weight rating for Marriott Intl, targeting a price of $250. </li>
</ul>
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Marriott Intl Options Trading: A Deep Dive into Market Sentiment

Marriott Intl's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NYSE">MAR</a>) short percent of float has risen 8.3% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 5.88 million shares sold short, which is 2.61% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 3.9 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Marriott Intl Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1712681117_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Marriott Intl has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Marriott Intl's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Marriott Intl's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 6.09%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
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This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels. 
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: 
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<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
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<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/05/24</td>
<td>$170.00</td>
<td>$39.5K</td>
<td>20.6K</td>
<td>145.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>F</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$13.82</td>
<td>$33.0K</td>
<td>19.3K</td>
<td>5.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$185.00</td>
<td>$87.5K</td>
<td>13.7K</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CVNA</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/12/24</td>
<td>$80.00</td>
<td>$65.0K</td>
<td>298</td>
<td>786</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LULU</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/19/24</td>
<td>$350.00</td>
<td>$88.2K</td>
<td>782</td>
<td>649</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WYNN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/20/24</td>
<td>$125.00</td>
<td>$78.3K</td>
<td>162</td>
<td>371</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLNT</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$60.00</td>
<td>$39.8K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>204</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MAR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/20/24</td>
<td>$230.00</td>
<td>$101.2K</td>
<td>369</td>
<td>166</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>RH</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/05/24</td>
<td>$335.00</td>
<td>$42.8K</td>
<td>104</td>
<td>101</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>GM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>12/20/24</td>
<td>$47.00</td>
<td>$45.0K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
<td>91</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• For TSLA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on April 5, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1143 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 153 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.5K, with a price of $34.0 per contract. There were 20617 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 145618 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding F (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/F#NYSE">F</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 43 day(s) on May 17, 2024. Parties traded 600 contract(s) at a $13.82 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.0K, with a price of $55.0 per contract. There were 19361 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5168 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AMZN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 43 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $87.5K, with a price of $875.0 per contract. There were 13799 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1677 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding CVNA (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVNA#NYSE">CVNA</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on April 12, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $65.0K, with a price of $130.0 per contract. There were 298 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 786 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For LULU (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LULU#NASDAQ">LULU</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 15 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 378 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $88.2K, with a price of $239.0 per contract. There were 782 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 649 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For WYNN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WYNN#NASDAQ">WYNN</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 169 day(s) on September 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 180 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $78.3K, with a price of $435.0 per contract. There were 162 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 371 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PLNT (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLNT#NYSE">PLNT</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 43 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 179 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.8K, with a price of $225.0 per contract. There were 1082 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 204 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MAR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAR#NASDAQ">MAR</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 169 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 166 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 34 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $101.2K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 369 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 166 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding RH (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RH#NYSE">RH</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on April 5, 2024. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $335.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.8K, with a price of $4280.0 per contract. There were 104 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 101 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding GM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GM#NYSE">GM</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 260 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 91 contract(s) at a $47.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.0K, with a price of $494.0 per contract. There were 1362 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 91 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more about unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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A stock market crash isn&rsquo;t always a bad thing. While people nearing retirement should approach the risk of a&nbsp;crash&nbsp;with more caution, it&nbsp;allows younger investors&nbsp;to buy fundamentally solid companies at more reasonable valuations. We&rsquo;ll look at some of the top stocks to buy for a market crash today.



Investors who capitalize on market uncertainty and load up on top-tier companies can be in a good position after a few years. However, it&rsquo;s&nbsp;important&nbsp;to know which corporations to consider before a correction or a crash happens. That way, you aren&rsquo;t rushing to make decisions and can craft a plan leading up to market turbulence. These are some of the top stocks to buy for a market crash today.



<h2>Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL)</h2>



<a href="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/alphabet_googl.png"><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/alphabet_googl-300x169.png" alt="Alphabet (GOOGL) - Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy"></a>Alphabet&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/goog-stock-quote/">GOOG</a>, NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/googl-stock-quote/">GOOGL</a>) is a clear leader in the online advertising and cloud computing industries.&nbsp;The corporation&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.abc.xyz/assets/91/b3/3f9213d14ce3ae27e1038e01a0e0/2024q1-alphabet-earnings-release-pdf.pdf" target="_blank">Q1 2024</a>&nbsp;results further reflected&nbsp;the company&rsquo;s&nbsp;vast market share in those industries. Revenue increased by 15%&nbsp;year-over-year&nbsp;while net income jumped by 57%&nbsp;year-over-year.



The high net income growth comes as the company implements more cost-cutting measures while accelerating its top-line growth.&nbsp;Continued&nbsp;growth in the cloud and artificial intelligence initiatives can lead to more growth&nbsp;moving forward.&nbsp;Google Cloud in particular has seen rising profits. The segment generated $191 million in Q1 2023. Operating income jumped to $900 million in Q1 2024.&nbsp;



Revenue also grew at a&nbsp;higher&nbsp;pace for Google Cloud. Net sales came in at $9.57 billion compared to $7.45 billion in the same period last year. That&rsquo;s a 28.4% year-over-year increase which outpaces Alphabet&rsquo;s overall revenue growth. The stock has a reasonable 26 P/E ratio which should continue to shrink as the company expands its profit margins.



<h2>Meta Platforms (META)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/meta1600-1-300x169.png" alt="In this photo illustration the Meta logo seen displayed on a smartphone and in the background the Facebook logo"><div>Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com</div></div>Alphabet isn&rsquo;t the only advertising giant up for grabs.&nbsp;Meta Platforms&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/meta-stock-quote/">META</a>) has also&nbsp;been fulfilling&nbsp;its end of the bargain for investors. The stock has gained 25% year-to-date and is up by an impressive 78% over the past year.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s also another one of the top stocks to buy for a market crash today.



The stock recently plunged after&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://investor.fb.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2024/Meta-Reports-First-Quarter-2024-Results/default.aspx">Q1 2024 earnings</a>&nbsp;and is in correction territory. However, the earnings report was solid despite the market&rsquo;s reaction. Revenue increased by 27% year-over-year while net income surged by 117% year-over-year.&nbsp;



The company&rsquo;s 7% year-over-year daily active user growth across all platforms was also solid. Meta Platforms now has 3.24 billion daily active users. The firm repurchased $14.64 billion worth of shares while distributing $1.27 billion to investors as dividends. Meta Platforms has achieved this level of success while trimming its headcount by 10% year-over-year.&nbsp;



Meta Platforms is making strides in artificial intelligence, but advertising is undoubtedly the&nbsp;main&nbsp;revenue driver.&nbsp;Advertising accounted for $35.6 billion of the company&rsquo;s $36.5 billion in total revenue. Only&nbsp;2.2% of the company&rsquo;s revenue did not come from advertising.&nbsp;If Meta Platforms finds another robust income stream like Alphabet did with Google Cloud, the stock can continue to soar.



<h2>Marriott International (MAR)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/hotel-room-1600-1-300x169.jpg" alt="Hotel room"><div>Source: Dragon Images / Shutterstock</div></div>Marriott International&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/mar-stock-quote/">MAR</a>) has built one of the top hotel chains in the industry. The firm has&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.marriott.com/marriott/aboutmarriott.mi">nearly 8,800 properties</a>&nbsp;in 139 countries and territories. Marriott International and its investors have benefitted from the travel boom. Shares are up by 69% over the past five years and trades at a 23.5 P/E ratio. &nbsp;



The momentum continued in&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://marriott.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/marriott-international-reports-strong-fourth-quarter-and-full">Q4 2023</a>&nbsp;as the company reported $23.7 billion in revenue. It was&nbsp;a 14% year-over-year increase. Net income grew by 31% year-over-year to reach $3.1 billion. The firm expanded its profit margins and&nbsp;has&nbsp;raised its&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/mar/dividend-history">quarterly dividend payout</a>&nbsp;above pre-pandemic levels.&nbsp;Investors received $0.52 per share in 2023, and the company&nbsp;is expected&nbsp;to announce a dividend hike in May.



The hotel chain can also benefit as&nbsp;Airbnb&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/abnb-stock-quote/">ABNB</a>) gets more expensive. Airbnb is still a competitor in the hotel industry, but its main appeal in the early stages was more affordable pricing.&nbsp;Now,&nbsp;there isn&rsquo;t much of a gap between Airbnb and hotel prices, and hotels offer more amenities.&nbsp;Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has stated his desire to make Airbnb&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/brian-chesky-wants-airbnb-feel-100100896.html">feel affordable again</a>. As Airbnb gets more expensive, consumers may flock&nbsp;over&nbsp;to hotels more often.



<h2>American Express (AXP)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/american_express_axp1600-300x169.jpg" alt="the American Express logo etched into wood"><div>Source: First Class Photography / Shutterstock.com</div></div>American Express&nbsp;(NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/axp-stock-quote/">AXP</a>) has been attracting younger cardholders while raising its profit margins. The fintech firm trades at 19.5x earnings and has outperformed the market. Shares are up by 26% year-to-date and have soared by 98% over the past five years. It&rsquo;s another one of the top stocks to buy for a market crash today.



Consumer preferences change, and some&nbsp;products and services may gain more demand while others may go out of style.&nbsp;However, most individuals will always use credit or debit cards for their purchases. These cards have become a core foundation of economic activity, and American Express has&nbsp;been benefitting&nbsp;from this multi-decade trend.



The fintech firm reported solid financials in the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://s26.q4cdn.com/747928648/files/doc_financials/2024/q1/Q1-2024-Earnings-Press-Release.pdf">first quarter of 2024</a>.&nbsp;Revenue increased by 11%&nbsp;year-over-year&nbsp;while net income jumped by 34%&nbsp;year-over-year.&nbsp;American Express has been expanding its profit margins and wrapped up Q1 2024 with a 16.9% net profit margin. The company set growth objectives beyond 2026 that suggest revenue and profit margins will continue to grow.&nbsp;



<h2>Intuit (INTU)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/intu1600-300x169.png" alt="Person holding cellphone with logo of US financial software company Intuit Inc. (INTU) on screen in front of business webpage. Focus on phone display. Unmodified photo."><div>Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com</div></div>Intuit&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/intu-stock-quote/">INTU</a>) offers financial software including industry-leading products like Quickbooks and Turbotax.&nbsp;The stock is&nbsp;off to a slow start&nbsp;with&nbsp;a 5% year-to-date gain.&nbsp;However, it&rsquo;s also up by 43% over the past year and has soared by 154% over the past five years.&nbsp;



Analysts believe the stock can continue to rally. The average price target suggests a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/intu/forecast">12% upside</a>&nbsp;from current levels.&nbsp;Intuit is rated as a &ldquo;Strong Buy&rdquo; among 21 analysts and the highest price target is $775 per share. That price target&nbsp;implies a 22.4% gain.



The company had another successful quarter and reported 11% year-over-year revenue growth in Q2 FY24. Non-GAAP earnings per share grew by 20% year-over-year. Intuit anticipates full-year revenue growth to range from 11% to 12%. GAAP diluted EPS growth&nbsp;is expected&nbsp;to range from 11% to 15%.&nbsp;Intuit generates double-digit net profit margins, and guidance suggests&nbsp;that&nbsp;its profit margins will continue&nbsp;to grow.



<h2>Badger Meter (BMI)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bmi-stock-1-300x169.jpg" alt="A magnifying glass zooms in on the website for Badger Meter Inc (BMI)."><div>Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com</div></div>Badger Meter&nbsp;(NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/bmi-stock-quote/">BMI</a>) manufactures water metering technology and flow measurement solutions.&nbsp;The company&rsquo;s technology is&nbsp;useful for&nbsp;measuring&nbsp;the quality of water and improving operational efficiencies of utility companies.&nbsp;



Badger Meter is a mid-cap stock with a $5.5 billion market cap. It also trades at a 54 P/E ratio and offers a 0.58% yield. The company has an impressive dividend growth rate to make up for its low yield.&nbsp;The company&nbsp;hiked its dividend from $0.225 per share to $0.27 per share&nbsp;in 2023. That&rsquo;s&nbsp;a 20% year-over-year increase, and&nbsp;Badger Meter is due for an announced dividend hike in August.



The company posted solid&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://investors.badgermeter.com/news-releases/press-release-details/2024/Badger-Meter-Reports-Record-First-Quarter-2024-Financial-Results/default.aspx">Q1 2024 financials</a>&nbsp;that were&nbsp;highlighted by a 23% year-over-year increase in total sales. While total sales came in at $196.3 million diluted EPS soared by 50% year-over-year to reach $0.99 per share.&nbsp;Badger Meter generated record quarterly revenue, operating profit, and EPS results.&nbsp;



<h2>Chipotle (CMG)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cmg1600-300x169.png" alt="Chipotle - Sign on building, CMG stock"><div>Source: Retail Photographer / Shutterstock.com</div></div>Chipotle&nbsp;(NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/cmg-stock-quote/">CMG</a>) has been&nbsp;trouncing&nbsp;the stock market in recent years. Shares are up&nbsp;by&nbsp;41% year-to-date and have soared&nbsp;by&nbsp;346% over the past five years. The&nbsp;fast food&nbsp;restaurant chain delivers healthier food options which has made consumers willing to pay higher prices.&nbsp;



The company&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chipotle-raise-prices-inflation-price-increase-burrito-insider-menu/">has raised menu prices four times</a>&nbsp;in the past two years. Chipotle attributed the price hikes to the state of the economy, but that hasn&rsquo;t stopped the fast food giant from reporting&nbsp;strong&nbsp;financials.



Revenue jumped by 14.1% year-over-year in&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://ir.chipotle.com/2024-04-24-CHIPOTLE-ANNOUNCES-FIRST-QUARTER-2024-RESULTS">Q1 2024</a>. Net income grew&nbsp;at a faster clip&nbsp;and was up by 23.2% year-over-year. That growth rate helped the company reach $359.3 million in net earnings for the quarter. Chipotle still plans to open 285-315 restaurants in 2024. More than 80% of these restaurants will have a Chipotlane. These additions have been a boon for the company, as digital sales represented 36.5% of total food and beverage revenue.&nbsp;



On this&nbsp;date of publication, Marc Guberti held a long position in GOOG. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://investorplace.com/">InvestorPlace.com</a>&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://investorplace.com/corporate/investorplace-publishing-guidelines/">Publishing Guidelines.</a>
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