Hyatt Hotels Corporation Company Profile (NYSE:H)

Hyatt Hotels Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "H."

Hyatt Hotels Corporation declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 6.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) released its earnings results on Thursday, August, 3rd. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.17. The firm earned $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.20 billion. Hyatt Hotels Corporation had a net margin of 5.71% and a return on equity of 6.78%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. View Hyatt Hotels Corporation's Earnings History.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 2nd 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

13 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Hyatt Hotels Corporation's shares. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $68.00. On average, they anticipate Hyatt Hotels Corporation's share price to reach $59.63 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Hyatt Hotels Corporation stock:

• 1. FBR & Co analysts commented, "LB reported April SSS of –5%, versus FBR/consensus estimates of –0.1%/–3.3% and guidance of negative low single digits. Comps were affected about –6% due to cycling the apparel/swim product exit LY and +3% from the Easter shift into April. Mall traffic was positive at BBW in April but negative at VS (likely due to the cycling of the Secret Rewards coupons LY). April’s merchandise margin increased, compared to last year, driven by BBW but VS also improved to flat. Inventories per square foot are very clean with February down –12% YOY . LB guided May comps to –MSD/–HSD, with a negative impact of –10% from apparel/swim category exits. 1Q total sales were –7% YOY and comps –9% with a negative impact of –6% from exited categories. We estimate LB May SSS to be –8.5%, versus flat LY . We like the improvement in merch margin and expect SSS to begin to improve as we cycle the swim/apparel exit, bralette ramp, and coupon exits (most cycle ~July/August). We believe LB’s solid brands continue to resonate well with consumers based on our survey work and expect more normalized results in 2H once these pressures ease." (5/5/2017)
• 2. Berenberg Bank analysts commented, "Hyatt's shares were among the best performers in the leisure sector during 2016. For us, however, the shares are now looking fairly valued and we take our recommendation down from Buy to Hold. While we had expected the trend of Hyatt selectively selling assets and returning cash via share buybacks, we sense that there may be a moderate slowdown in the pace of disposals. Given that we are swayed by the value of Hyatt's property portfolio, this is a disappointment from our perspective. If there was evidence that the pace of disposals was to pick up, then we would revisit our stance." (1/25/2017)
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Some companies that are related to Hyatt Hotels Corporation include Wyndham Worldwide Corp (WYN), Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), China Lodging Group, Ltd (HTHT), InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), Marriot Vacations Worldwide Corporation (VAC), Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc (MLC), Elegant Hotels Group PLC (EHG), Action Hotels PLC (AHCG), Safestay PLC (SSTY) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT).

Hyatt Hotels Corporation's management team includes the folowing people:

• Thomas J. Pritzker, Executive Chairman of the Board
• Mark S. Hoplamazian, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Patrick J. Grismer, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Principal Financial Officer
• Robert W. K. Webb, Chief Human Resource Officer, Executive Vice President
• Malaika Myers, Chief Human Resource Officer
• Maryam Banikarim, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Marketing Officer
• Rena Hozore Reiss, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• H. Charles Floyd, Executive Vice President, Global President - Operations
• Peter Fulton, Executive Vice President, Group President - EAME/SW Asia
• Stephen G. Haggerty, Executive Vice President, Global Head - Capital Strategy, Franchising and Select Service

Hyatt Hotels Corporation's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include MAROON PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY, LLC (16.60%), UDQ PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY, LLC (13.70%), HORTON TRUST COMPANY LLC (6.40%) and TAO INVEST LLC (0.60%). Company insiders that own Hyatt Hotels Corporation stock include Banana B Trust, David Udell, Don GC Trust #8, Elsinore Trust, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Gregory Boyd Penner, Gs Capital Partners Vi Fund, L, H Charles Floyd, Madrone Ghc, Llc, Maryam Banikarim, Patrick J Grismer, Peter Sears, RA GC Trust #8, Rena Hozore Reiss, Richard A Friedman, Robert WK Webb and Stephen G Haggerty. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

Shares of Hyatt Hotels Corporation can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Hyatt Hotels Corporation stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.85.