Aurora Investment Managers LLC. Sells 190 Shares of Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H)

Aurora Investment Managers LLC. reduced its stake in Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) by 1.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,179 shares of the company’s stock after selling 190 shares during the period. Aurora Investment Managers LLC.’s holdings in Hyatt Hotels were worth $1,755,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 11.3% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $351,000 after buying an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Hyatt Hotels by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 110,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,857,000 after purchasing an additional 16,412 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 10.6% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 485,952 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,822,000 after purchasing an additional 46,574 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels in the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,755,000. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 12.2% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 12,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,927,000 after purchasing an additional 1,376 shares during the period. 73.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Hyatt Hotels Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of H stock opened at $156.18 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.79. Hyatt Hotels Co. has a fifty-two week low of $125.44 and a fifty-two week high of $168.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.00 billion, a PE ratio of 11.77 and a beta of 1.48. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $156.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $151.82.

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. Hyatt Hotels had a net margin of 20.55% and a return on equity of 10.74%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.70 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Hyatt Hotels Co. will post 3.82 earnings per share for the current year.

Hyatt Hotels Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.38%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. Hyatt Hotels’s payout ratio is 4.52%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on H shares. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $160.00 to $153.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Hyatt Hotels from $120.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Bank of America raised their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $165.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $144.00 to $161.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hyatt Hotels from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hyatt Hotels presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $156.48.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Hyatt Hotels news, insider Mark R. Vondrasek sold 3,776 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.99, for a total value of $604,122.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 5,798 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $927,622.02. The trade was a 39.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 23.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hyatt Hotels 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.