NYSE:H - Hyatt Hotels Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Hyatt Hotels announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 27th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share on Monday, March 11th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 26th. This is a positive change from Hyatt Hotels's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. View Hyatt Hotels' Dividend History.

Hyatt Hotels declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Friday, December 15th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $750,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 13th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.40. The firm earned $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.15 billion. Hyatt Hotels had a net margin of 17.26% and a return on equity of 5.93%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.23 earnings per share. View Hyatt Hotels' Earnings History.

Hyatt Hotels is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Hyatt Hotels.

16 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Hyatt Hotels' stock. Their forecasts range from $67.18 to $99.00. On average, they expect Hyatt Hotels' stock price to reach $79.4453 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Hyatt Hotels.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hyatt Hotels in the last year. There are currently 13 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Hyatt Hotels.

Press coverage about H stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Hyatt Hotels earned a coverage optimism score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to Hyatt Hotels include Hilton Hotels (HLT), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Huazhu Group (HTHT), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Eldorado Resorts (ERI), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO), Extended Stay America (STAY), Red Rock Resorts (RRR) and Boyd Gaming (BYD).

Hyatt Hotels' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.08%), BlackRock Inc. (1.53%), D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. (1.11%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (0.90%), Two Sigma Advisers LP (0.64%) and Two Sigma Investments LP (0.61%). Company insiders that own Hyatt Hotels stock include 8-26-22 Gp Llc, Banana B Trust, David Udell, Don GC Trust #8, Elsinore Trust, Featherman Trust, Gs Capital Partners Vi Fund, L, H Charles Floyd, H Co Lp Lci, Jnp Parachute Mirror Trust B, Margaret C Egan, Mark R Vondrasek, Mark Samuel Hoplamazian, Maryam Banikarim, Peter Fulton, Peter Sears, PG Penny Trust, RA GC Trust #8, Rena Hozore Reiss, Richard A Friedman and Stephen G Haggerty. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hyatt Hotels.

H stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Congress Asset Management Co. MA. Company insiders that have sold Hyatt Hotels company stock in the last year include 8-26-22 Gp Llc, David Udell, Featherman Trust, H Co Lp Lci, Jnp Parachute Mirror Trust B, Margaret C Egan, Mark R Vondrasek, Maryam Banikarim and Peter Fulton. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hyatt Hotels.

H stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Two Sigma Investments LP, Two Sigma Advisers LP, Principal Financial Group Inc., Barclays PLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Eaton Vance Management, Geode Capital Management LLC and Southeast Asset Advisors Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hyatt Hotels.

Shares of H can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of H stock can currently be purchased for approximately $74.52.

Hyatt Hotels has a market capitalization of $8.19 billion and generates $4.45 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $769 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.98 on an earnings per share basis. Hyatt Hotels employs 45,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Hyatt Hotels is http://www.hyatt.com.

Hyatt Hotels' mailing address is 150 North Riverside Plaza 8th Floor, Chicago IL, 60606. The company can be reached via phone at 312-750-1234 or via email at [email protected]