Zacks Research Predicts Reduced Earnings for Hyatt Hotels

Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hyatt Hotels in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.82 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.16. The consensus estimate for Hyatt Hotels’ current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hyatt Hotels’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.53 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.02 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $145.50 to $157.50 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Hyatt Hotels from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $175.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $157.00 to $144.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $172.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $170.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Hyatt Hotels has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $162.24.

Hyatt Hotels Stock Performance

NYSE:H opened at $127.20 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $12.23 billion, a PE ratio of 10.22 and a beta of 1.51. Hyatt Hotels has a fifty-two week low of $124.12 and a fifty-two week high of $168.20. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $150.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $152.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by ($0.22). Hyatt Hotels had a return on equity of 9.81% and a net margin of 19.50%. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Hyatt Hotels

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

Insider Activity

In other Hyatt Hotels news, Director Susan D. Kronick sold 1,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.78, for a total transaction of $226,848.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 37,927 shares in the company, valued at $5,377,290.06. The trade was 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 available at this link. Insiders own 23.50% of the company’s stock.

Hyatt Hotels Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.47%. Hyatt Hotels’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.