Hyatt Hotels (H) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) is expected to announce its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, February 13th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.64 per share and revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter. Individual that are interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Hyatt Hotels Stock Down 2.3 %

NYSE H opened at $158.62 on Wednesday. Hyatt Hotels has a 52 week low of $125.44 and a 52 week high of $168.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The company has a fifty day moving average of $157.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $152.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.95 and a beta of 1.48.

Insider Activity at Hyatt Hotels

In related news, insider Mark R. Vondrasek sold 3,776 shares of Hyatt Hotels stock in a transaction dated 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 owns 5,798 shares in the company, valued at $927,622.02. The trade was a 39.44 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 23.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on H. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hyatt Hotels from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of Hyatt Hotels from $120.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Mizuho dropped their price objective on Hyatt Hotels from $200.00 to $198.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Hsbc Global Res raised Hyatt Hotels to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on Hyatt Hotels from $165.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hyatt Hotels presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $156.38.

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.