Zacks Research Brokers Cut Earnings Estimates for Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H)

Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Hyatt Hotels in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 24th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now anticipates that the company will earn $0.84 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Hyatt Hotels’ current full-year earnings is $3.24 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hyatt Hotels’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.77 EPS.

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 23rd. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.26. Hyatt Hotels had a return on equity of 7.59% and a net margin of 3.30%. The business had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.56 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.55 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on H. Redburn Atlantic cut Hyatt Hotels from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the company from $120.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $197.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. StockNews.com cut shares of Hyatt Hotels from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $104.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 2nd. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Hyatt Hotels from $156.00 to $153.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $141.88.

Hyatt Hotels Price Performance

NYSE H opened at $151.32 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company has a market cap of $15.31 billion, a PE ratio of 74.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 21.58 and a beta of 1.49. Hyatt Hotels has a 52 week low of $96.77 and a 52 week high of $161.50. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $153.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $131.89.

Institutional Trading of Hyatt Hotels

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Procyon Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Hyatt Hotels by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 2,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in Hyatt Hotels by 49.8% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 382 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC grew its position in Hyatt Hotels by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 8,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Red Spruce Capital LLC increased its stake in Hyatt Hotels by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Red Spruce Capital LLC now owns 13,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,814,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Riverview Trust Co purchased a new position in Hyatt Hotels in the first quarter worth about $27,000. 71.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Hyatt Hotels news, insider Margaret C. Egan sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total transaction of $157,780.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 20,546 shares in the company, valued at $3,241,747.88. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other Hyatt Hotels news, insider Traubert Foundation Pritzker sold 704,229 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.97, for a total transaction of $111,247,055.13. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Margaret C. Egan sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total transaction of $157,780.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 20,546 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,241,747.88. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,077,803 shares of company stock valued at $325,526,849. Corporate insiders own 23.50% of the company’s stock.

Hyatt Hotels Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 28th were issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 27th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.40%. Hyatt Hotels’s payout ratio is 29.41%.

Hyatt Hotels Company Profile

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.