Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) Reduced by Zacks Research

Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Hyatt Hotels in a report released on Wednesday, April 24th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now forecasts 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.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on H. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “in-line” rating and set a $135.00 target price on shares of Hyatt Hotels in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $156.00 to $153.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 19th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $116.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Redburn Atlantic cut shares of Hyatt Hotels from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $120.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Hyatt Hotels from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $149.00 to $156.00 in a report on Monday, March 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $141.88.

Hyatt Hotels Stock Up 0.0 %

NYSE:H opened at $151.32 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $153.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $131.89. 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 company has a market cap of $15.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 74.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 21.58 and a beta of 1.49. Hyatt Hotels has a twelve month low of $96.77 and a twelve month high of $161.50.

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

Hyatt Hotels Dividend Announcement

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 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 currently 29.41%.

Insider Transactions at Hyatt Hotels

In other news, insider Joan Bottarini sold 4,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 11,301 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,454,664.72. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. In related news, insider Joan Bottarini sold 4,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider now owns 11,301 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,454,664.72. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Margaret C. Egan sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total value of $157,780.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 20,546 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,241,747.88. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 2,077,803 shares of company stock valued at $325,526,849. Corporate insiders own 23.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of H. Riverview Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its holdings in Hyatt Hotels by 49.8% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in Hyatt Hotels during the fourth quarter worth $59,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in shares of Hyatt Hotels in the third quarter worth $83,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels in the third quarter valued at $157,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.