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 declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share on Monday, March 11th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.04%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 26th. This is an increase from Hyatt Hotels's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. View Hyatt Hotels' Dividend History.

Hyatt Hotels announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Friday, December 15th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $750,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 13th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.40. The business had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. Hyatt Hotels had a net margin of 17.26% and a return on equity of 5.93%. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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.

15 brokers have issued 1 year price targets 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 year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Hyatt Hotels.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hyatt Hotels in the last year. There are currently 12 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Hyatt Hotels.

Media stories about H stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Hyatt Hotels earned a daily sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

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

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Hyatt Hotels' stock is owned by a variety 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%), FMR LLC (0.69%) and Two Sigma Advisers LP (0.64%). Company insiders that own Hyatt Hotels stock include 8-26-22 Gp Llc, 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 and Mark R Vondrasek. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hyatt Hotels.

H stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Two Sigma Investments LP, Two Sigma Advisers LP, Principal Financial Group Inc., Barclays PLC, FMR LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. 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 $73.11.

Hyatt Hotels has a market capitalization of $7.75 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 54,000 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]