Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Shares of Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Hold" by the nineteen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $149.72.

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Hyatt Hotels from $142.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 30th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Hyatt Hotels from $161.00 to $120.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $110.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $150.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $207.00 to $201.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 14th.

Hyatt Hotels Stock Performance

Shares of Hyatt Hotels stock opened at $132.88 on Friday. Hyatt Hotels has a one year low of $102.43 and a one year high of $168.20. The company has a market cap of $12.68 billion, a PE ratio of 10.68 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.83. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $120.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $138.97.

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $1.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Hyatt Hotels had a return on equity of 9.81% and a net margin of 19.50%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.71 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Hyatt Hotels will post 3.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hyatt Hotels Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 29th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.45%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. Hyatt Hotels's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Jnp Parachute Mirror Trust K sold 44,466 shares of Hyatt Hotels stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total transaction of $5,902,861.50. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Jnp 2010-Pg Trust sold 266,793 shares of Hyatt Hotels stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total value of $35,416,770.75. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 375,620 shares of company stock valued at $49,694,255. Insiders own 23.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Hyatt Hotels

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nicola Wealth Management LTD. grew its stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 18.9% in the 1st quarter. Nicola Wealth Management LTD. now owns 138,500 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,966,000 after purchasing an additional 22,000 shares during the period. Harold Davidson & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Hyatt Hotels in the 1st quarter worth approximately $203,000. SCS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Hyatt Hotels in the 1st quarter worth approximately $407,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 8.5% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 143,311 shares of the company's stock worth $17,556,000 after acquiring an additional 11,252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in shares of Hyatt Hotels in the 1st quarter worth approximately $325,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.54% of the company's stock.

About Hyatt Hotels

Hyatt Hotels Corporation operates as a hospitality company in the United States and internationally. It operates through Owned and Leased Hotels, Americas Management and Franchising, ASPAC Management and Franchising, EAME Management and Franchising, and Apple Leisure Group segments. The company manages, franchises, licenses, owns, and leases portfolio of properties, consisting of full-service hotels and resorts, select service hotels, and other properties, including timeshare, fractional, residential, vacation, and condominium units.

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