Zacks Research Has Negative View of Hyatt Hotels Q1 Earnings

Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H - Free Report) - Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hyatt Hotels in a research note issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.42. The consensus estimate for Hyatt Hotels' current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hyatt Hotels' Q1 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS.

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H - Get Free Report) last announced 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 business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. Hyatt Hotels had a net margin of 19.50% and a return on equity of 9.81%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Barclays lowered their price target on Hyatt Hotels from $162.00 to $151.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 14th. Evercore ISI raised Hyatt Hotels from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $175.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Hyatt Hotels from $145.50 to $157.50 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. StockNews.com cut Hyatt Hotels from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday, February 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $170.00 to $150.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $162.24.

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Hyatt Hotels Stock Down 0.9 %

H traded down $1.17 on Friday, reaching $135.86. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,256,792 shares, compared to its average volume of 708,095. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $151.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $152.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The company has a market capitalization of $13.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.92 and a beta of 1.51. Hyatt Hotels has a fifty-two week low of $128.91 and a fifty-two week high of $168.20.

Hyatt Hotels Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Hyatt Hotels's payout ratio is 4.82%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Institutional Trading of Hyatt Hotels

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 752,105 shares of the company's stock valued at $114,214,000 after purchasing an additional 7,440 shares in the last quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD acquired a new stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels in the fourth quarter valued at $5,283,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 162.2% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 49,041 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,464,000 after buying an additional 30,339 shares during the period. Bamco Inc. NY lifted its holdings in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 1.3% during the third quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 5,483,404 shares of the company's stock valued at $834,574,000 after purchasing an additional 68,608 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Icon Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 17,641.6% during the third quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 131,465 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,009,000 after purchasing an additional 130,724 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.54% 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.