Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) Expected to Post FY2026 Earnings of $4.79 Per Share

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

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 23rd. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.56 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.55 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on H. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Hyatt Hotels from $162.00 to $172.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Hyatt Hotels from $146.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. 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 report on Friday, April 19th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Hyatt Hotels from $116.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 13th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Hyatt Hotels from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Hyatt Hotels currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $141.88.

Hyatt Hotels Stock Performance

Shares of H opened at $151.36 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $153.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $131.74. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Hyatt Hotels has a 12 month low of $96.77 and a 12 month high of $161.50. The company has a market cap of $15.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 74.20, a P/E/G ratio of 21.66 and a beta of 1.49.

Hyatt Hotels Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Traubert Foundation Pritzker sold 704,229 shares of Hyatt Hotels stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.97, for a total value of $111,247,055.13. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other Hyatt Hotels news, insider Traubert Foundation Pritzker sold 704,229 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.97, for a total transaction of $111,247,055.13. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Joan Bottarini sold 4,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.72, for a total value of $547,060.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 11,301 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,454,664.72. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 2,077,803 shares of company stock worth $325,526,849. Corporate insiders own 23.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Hyatt Hotels

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,472,000. Whittier Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 49,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,496,000 after acquiring an additional 1,260 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 0.5% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,256,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,367,000 after acquiring an additional 11,041 shares in the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System bought a new stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,382,000. Finally, Gulf International Bank UK Ltd raised its stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 8,771.9% during the fourth quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 5,057 shares of the company’s stock valued at $659,000 after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares in the last quarter. 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.