Barclays PLC Has $9.11 Million Stake in Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H)

Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H - Free Report) by 27.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 58,026 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 12,378 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned 0.06% of Hyatt Hotels worth $9,109,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of H. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 583.3% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 205 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 99.0% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 209 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 750.0% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 340 shares of the company's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in Hyatt Hotels by 31.9% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 467 shares of the company's stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.54% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on H shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "sell" rating and set a $110.00 price objective (down previously from $150.00) on shares of Hyatt Hotels in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Hyatt Hotels from $172.00 to $170.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Evercore ISI upgraded Hyatt Hotels from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $175.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $207.00 to $201.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $161.00 to $120.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $151.83.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hyatt Hotels

In other news, Director Susan D. Kronick sold 1,600 shares of Hyatt Hotels stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.78, for a total transaction of $226,848.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 37,927 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,377,290.06. This trade represents a 4.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark R. Vondrasek sold 10,000 shares of Hyatt Hotels stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.80, for a total transaction of $1,168,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 9,337 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,090,561.60. This represents a 51.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 12,600 shares of company stock valued at $1,517,798. 23.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hyatt Hotels Price Performance

Shares of NYSE H traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $112.80. 1,035,219 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 649,012. The firm has a market cap of $10.85 billion, a PE ratio of 9.07 and a beta of 1.35. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $122.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $143.82. Hyatt Hotels Co. has a 12 month low of $102.43 and a 12 month high of $168.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.83.

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.64 by ($0.22). Hyatt Hotels had a return on equity of 9.81% and a net margin of 19.50%. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Hyatt Hotels Co. will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hyatt Hotels Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.53%. Hyatt Hotels's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.82%.

Hyatt Hotels Company Profile

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.