Zacks Research Has Positive View of Hyatt Hotels Q1 Earnings

Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Hyatt Hotels in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 28th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.62 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.61. The consensus estimate for Hyatt Hotels’ current full-year earnings is $3.87 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hyatt Hotels’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $161.00 to $153.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $165.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $164.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $141.00 to $151.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $167.00 to $178.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $152.25.

Hyatt Hotels Stock Down 7.3 %

H opened at $145.57 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $151.00 and a 200 day moving average of $149.00. The company has a market cap of $14.60 billion, a PE ratio of 15.70 and a beta of 1.50. Hyatt Hotels has a 12 month low of $96.77 and a 12 month high of $162.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70.

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.58. The company had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.76 billion. Hyatt Hotels had a net margin of 14.55% and a return on equity of 10.25%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.82 EPS.

Hyatt Hotels Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 27th were given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.41%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 27th. Hyatt Hotels’s payout ratio is presently 6.47%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Mark Samuel Hoplamazian sold 44,219 shares of Hyatt Hotels stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $148.14, for a total value of $6,550,602.66. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 623,556 shares in the company, valued at $92,373,585.84. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 23.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hyatt Hotels

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hyatt Hotels in the first quarter valued at about $26,000. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hyatt Hotels in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt purchased a new position in shares of Hyatt Hotels in the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 190.2% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 1,107.1% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.02% of the company’s stock.

About Hyatt Hotels

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.