Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Has $912,000 Stake in Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H)

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. cut its holdings in shares of Hyatt Hotels Co. (NYSE:H) by 72.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,809 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,555 shares during the quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in Hyatt Hotels were worth $912,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kensington Investment Counsel LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Kensington Investment Counsel LLC now owns 13,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,136,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Bridges Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Hyatt Hotels by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $681,000 after buying an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Hyatt Hotels by 99.0% during the 4th 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. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Hyatt Hotels by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 13,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,049,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew 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 valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Hyatt Hotels

In related news, insider Kinsey Wolf sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.95, for a total value of $122,950.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 811 shares in the company, valued at $99,712.45. The trade was a 55.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark R. Vondrasek sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.80, for a total value of $1,168,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 9,337 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,090,561.60. The trade was a 51.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 12,600 shares of company stock worth $1,517,798 over the last three months. Company insiders own 23.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

H has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $163.00 to $168.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Barclays cut their price target on Hyatt Hotels from $162.00 to $151.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $150.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Hyatt Hotels from $157.00 to $144.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Hyatt Hotels from $170.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $161.97.

Hyatt Hotels Trading Down 4.9 %

NYSE H opened at $109.63 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $10.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.81 and a beta of 1.35. Hyatt Hotels Co. has a twelve month low of $107.47 and a twelve month high of $168.20. 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 business’s fifty day moving average is $138.73 and its 200 day moving average is $149.30.

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) last announced its quarterly 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 firm had revenue of $1.60 billion for 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 in the previous year, the business posted $0.64 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Hyatt Hotels Co. will post 3.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hyatt Hotels Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.55%. Hyatt Hotels’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.82%.

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.