Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Hyatt Hotels (H)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Hyatt Hotels (NYSE: H):

• 3/6/2025 – Hyatt Hotels had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $170.00 to $150.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Hyatt Hotels was upgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $175.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/4/2025 – Hyatt Hotels had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $157.00 to $144.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/25/2025 – Hyatt Hotels had its price target raised by analysts at Susquehanna from $150.00 to $155.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/19/2025 – Hyatt Hotels had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $158.00 to $156.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/18/2025 – Hyatt Hotels had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $158.00 to $163.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/17/2025 – Hyatt Hotels was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 2/14/2025 – Hyatt Hotels had its price target lowered by analysts at Macquarie from $172.00 to $165.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Hyatt Hotels had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $207.00 to $201.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Hyatt Hotels had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $162.00 to $151.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/4/2025 – Hyatt Hotels had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $172.00 to $170.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Hyatt Hotels Stock Performance

Shares of H opened at $122.28 on Monday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $148.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $151.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. Hyatt Hotels Co. has a 12 month low of $119.30 and a 12 month high of $168.20. The company has a market cap of $11.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.83 and a beta of 1.51.

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by ($0.22). The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.63 billion. Hyatt Hotels had a return on equity of 9.81% and a net margin of 19.50%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Hyatt Hotels Co. will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hyatt Hotels Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.49%. Hyatt Hotels’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.82%.

Insider Activity at Hyatt Hotels

In other Hyatt Hotels news, Director Susan D. Kronick sold 1,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.78, for a total transaction of $226,848.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 37,927 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,377,290.06. This trade represents a 4.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 23.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hyatt Hotels

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of H. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 2,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Kensington Investment Counsel LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Kensington Investment Counsel LLC now owns 13,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,136,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 99.0% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 209 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 13,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,049,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. 73.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.