Mark R. Vondrasek Sells 3,776 Shares of Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) Stock

Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) insider Mark R. Vondrasek sold 3,776 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.99, for a total transaction of $604,122.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 5,798 shares in the company, valued at approximately $927,622.02. This represents a 39.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Hyatt Hotels Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of H stock opened at $156.03 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.76 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $153.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $149.42. Hyatt Hotels Co. has a fifty-two week low of $112.85 and a fifty-two week high of $162.24.

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. Hyatt Hotels had a net margin of 20.55% and a return on equity of 10.74%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.70 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Hyatt Hotels Co. will post 3.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hyatt Hotels Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. Hyatt Hotels’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.52%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on H shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $145.50 to $157.50 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $185.00 to $178.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $151.00 to $144.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $120.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $157.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hyatt Hotels has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $151.88.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in H. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new position in Hyatt Hotels during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in Hyatt Hotels during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt acquired a new position in Hyatt Hotels during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Hyatt Hotels by 190.2% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 325 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Hyatt Hotels by 1,107.1% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.02% of the company’s stock.

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.