Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hyatt Hotels in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 24th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now forecasts that the company will earn $0.84 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Hyatt Hotels' current full-year earnings is $3.24 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hyatt Hotels' Q2 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.77 EPS.
Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 23rd. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.26. Hyatt Hotels had a return on equity of 7.59% and a net margin of 3.30%. The company had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.56 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.55 EPS.
Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $162.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, March 1st. Redburn Atlantic cut Hyatt Hotels from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $120.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $197.00 to $195.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $156.00 to $153.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $141.88.
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Hyatt Hotels Stock Performance
Hyatt Hotels stock traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $151.36. 375,459 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 672,987. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $153.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $131.74. Hyatt Hotels has a fifty-two week low of $96.77 and a fifty-two week high of $161.50. The stock has a market cap of $15.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 74.20, a P/E/G ratio of 21.66 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.59.
Hyatt Hotels Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 28th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 27th. Hyatt Hotels's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.41%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, major shareholder F.L.P. Trust #14 sold 1,283,000 shares of Hyatt Hotels stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.96, for a total value of $200,096,680.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In other Hyatt Hotels news, major shareholder F.L.P. Trust #14 sold 1,283,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.96, for a total value of $200,096,680.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Traubert Foundation Pritzker sold 704,229 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.97, for a total value of $111,247,055.13. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 2,077,803 shares of company stock valued at $325,526,849 over the last ninety days. 23.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hyatt Hotels
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels during the first quarter valued at approximately $217,000. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund grew its holdings in Hyatt Hotels by 17.1% during the first quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 20,594 shares of the company's stock worth $3,287,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in Hyatt Hotels by 1,048.4% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 48,878 shares of the company's stock worth $7,802,000 after buying an additional 44,622 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System grew its holdings in Hyatt Hotels by 2.4% during the first quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 12,700 shares of the company's stock worth $2,027,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PFG Investments LLC bought a new stake in Hyatt Hotels during the first quarter worth $770,000. Institutional investors own 71.02% of the company's stock.
Hyatt Hotels Company Profile
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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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