FY2026 EPS Estimates for Hyatt Hotels Co. Reduced by Zacks Research (NYSE:H)

Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Hyatt Hotels in a report issued on Wednesday, April 24th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $4.79 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.80. The consensus estimate for Hyatt Hotels’ current full-year earnings is $3.24 per share.

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

H has been the topic of a number of other reports. Evercore ISI reissued an “in-line” rating and issued a $135.00 price objective on shares of Hyatt Hotels in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Hyatt Hotels from $138.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 26th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Hyatt Hotels from $116.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 13th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $143.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Hyatt Hotels from $104.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $141.88.

Hyatt Hotels Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE H opened at $151.36 on Thursday. Hyatt Hotels has a one year low of $96.77 and a one year high of $161.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.31 billion, a PE ratio of 74.20, a PEG ratio of 21.66 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $153.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $131.74.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Hyatt Hotels in the 4th quarter valued at about $72,086,000. Bain Capital Public Equity Management II LLC bought a new stake in Hyatt Hotels in the 4th quarter valued at about $57,284,000. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Hyatt Hotels by 28.5% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,948,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,061,000 after buying an additional 432,594 shares in the last quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP bought a new stake in Hyatt Hotels in the 1st quarter valued at about $48,302,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its position in Hyatt Hotels by 33.3% in the 3rd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 903,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,815,000 after buying an additional 225,530 shares in the last quarter. 71.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Joan Bottarini sold 4,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.72, for a total transaction of $547,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 11,301 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,454,664.72. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, insider Joan Bottarini sold 4,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.72, for a total transaction of $547,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 11,301 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,454,664.72. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark Samuel Hoplamazian sold 75,457 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.47, for a total value of $11,957,670.79. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 459,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $72,737,730. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 2,077,803 shares of company stock valued at $325,526,849 in the last three months. Insiders own 23.50% of the company’s stock.

Hyatt Hotels Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 28th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 27th. Hyatt Hotels’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.41%.

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.