Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Increases Stock Holdings in Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H)

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund boosted its position in Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) by 86.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,022 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Hyatt Hotels were worth $474,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of H. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 0.4% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 15,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,365,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 99.0% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 209 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 21.6% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 620 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 31.9% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 467 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the period. 73.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

H has been the topic of several recent research reports. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $158.00 to $156.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on Hyatt Hotels from $120.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Hsbc Global Res raised Hyatt Hotels to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Macquarie decreased their target price on Hyatt Hotels from $172.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Hyatt Hotels from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Hyatt Hotels has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $162.55.

Hyatt Hotels Stock Performance

NYSE:H opened at $139.91 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $13.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.25 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $154.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $152.75. Hyatt Hotels Co. has a 1 year low of $128.91 and a 1 year high of $168.20.

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by ($0.22). The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.63 billion. Hyatt Hotels had a return on equity of 9.81% and a net margin of 19.50%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Hyatt Hotels Co. will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hyatt Hotels Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Hyatt Hotels’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4.82%.

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.