Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) posted a rise in its second-quarter earnings. Marriott posted its quarterly earnings at $143 million, or $0.42 per share, versus $135 million, or $0.37 per share, in the year-ago quarter. Marriott shares...

Northern Technologies International (NASDAQ: NTIC) is estimated to report its Q3 earnings at $0.41 per share on revenue of $7.80 million. DragonWave (NASDAQ: DRWI) is projected to post a Q1 loss at $0.28 per share on revenue of $12.75 million. Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) is estimated to...

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Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET) today announced that it has agreed to sell the Gaylord Hotels brand and the rights to manage its four hotels to Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) for $210 million in cash. Following consummation of the sale, Gaylord will continue to own its hotel properties...

Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (NYSE: FVE) today announced that it has agreed to settle its long running litigation with Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: SRZ) in return for a payment from Sunrise to Five Star of $4 million. Thirty-one (31) senior living communities now operated by Five Star were...

Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) today announced that it has entered agreements for early terminations of leases for 10 senior living communities (2,472 living units) currently operated by Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: SRZ). As and after appropriate regulatory approvals are obtained...

According to a research report published this morning, Deutsche Bank has resumed coverage on Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) with a Hold rating and $44 PT. In the report, Deutsche Bank said, "At current levels, we believe the easy comparisons for MAR and favorable near and longer term demand-...

Deutsche Bank reinitiates its coverage on Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) with a Hold rating and a price target of $44. Deutsche Bank notes, "At current levels, we believe the easy comparisons for MAR and favorable near and longer term demand-supply dynamics in the lodging industry are...

Here is a quick look some dividend payers in the services sector that have a consensus recommendation of analysts of Strong Buy. Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN) is more than 39% higher in the past six months but has pulled back about 9% from recent a multiyear high. The amusement park operator,...

Here is a quick look some dividend payers in the consumer goods sector that have a consensus recommendation of analysts of Strong Buy. The world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD), has seen its share price rise almost 31% in the past half year, despite pulling back a bit in the...

Here is a quick look some dividend payers with momentum. They all have market caps greater than $1 billion, and their share prices are up more than 30% in the past 90 days. While shares of Advantest (NYSE: ATE) pulled back a bit in the past week, they are trading more than 77% higher year to date...

Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) today announced that its board of directors approved a 30 percent increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend from ten cents ($0.10) to thirteen cents ($0.13) per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on June 22, 2012 to shareholders of record...

According to a research report published this morning, ISI has increased Marriott's (NYSE: MAR) PT from $36 to $40. In the report, ISI said, “We have updated our MAR model, and are raising our 2012 and 2013 EPS estimates by 6% and 5%, respectively. Our new 2012 EPS and EBITDA are $1.67 (from $1.58...

( click to enlarge ) Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) are trading higher in the after-hours after reported fiscal third quarter profit that topped estimates on better-than-expected corporate software sales. Currently, shares are higher by 2.90%, trading at $31.90, they ended the regular...

Shares of Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) are higher on the session by 0.29%, currently trading at $38.25. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. The strike seeing...