As of Friday close, Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s (NYSE:H) stock was up $0.54, moving up 0.48 percent to $112.71. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 662,280 shares. 2 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$4.59 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 774,040, while in the previous 50 days, it was 636,096.
Since last month, H stock retreated -6.47%. Shares of the company fell to $110.60 on 08/03/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $127.80 was reached on 07/31/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $77.70. Since the beginning of this year, H’s stock price has risen by 24.61% or $22.26, and marked a new high 26 times. However, the stock has declined by -11.81% since its 52-week high.
H stock investors should be aware that Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 2 days ago on Aug 17. ROCCA MICHAEL A, the Director of the company, disposed of 1,508 shares for $113.87 on Aug 17. It resulted in a $171,716 divestment by the insider. KRONICK SUSAN D sold 1,508 shares at an average price of $116.99 on Aug 14. The insider now owns 39,527 shares following the transaction. On May 18, VONDRASEK MARK R sold 4,817 shares at $115.03 apiece. The transaction was valued at $554,100.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H) has a P/E ratio of about 27.52. The stock’s beta is 1.39. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.82, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 3.23, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 24.38 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.15 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.15. On Thursday May 11 2023, a $0.8644 dividend decrease was announced.
Financial Health
In the three months ended June 29, Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s quick ratio stood at 0.80, while its current ratio was 0.80, showing that the company is not able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 0.83, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.84. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 54.20% percent. In the year ended June 29, EBITDA margin amounted to 14.63%, whereas operating margins totaled 4.60%. Based on annual data, H earned $1.29 billion in gross profit and brought in $5.89 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 5.80%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 12.30%.
In Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s quarter-end financial report for June 29, it reported total debt of $3.05 billion against cash and short-term investments of $24.0 million. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. H’s revenue rose 13.02% to $1.68 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $1.71 billion. While analysts expected Hyatt Hotels Corporation to report $0.87 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.82 per share, beating the consensus estimate by -5.70%. During the quarter, the company generated $253.0 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Hyatt Hotels Corporation were 8.9 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended June 29, and its total debt was $3.43 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $104.83 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s (H) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 17.99%, the RSI 9-day stood at 34.75% on 18 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Hyatt Hotels Corporation price is down by -3.91% percent or -$4.59. At present, H shares trade -6.91% below its 20-day simple moving average and +8.17% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -3.31% below its SMA50 and +19.64% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 15.63% and Stochastic coefficient D was 21.31%, while ATR was 2.97. Given the Stochastic reading of 13.40% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 39.91%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -2.04, while the 14-day reading stands at -2.79.
Analyst Ratings
Hyatt Hotels Corporation downgraded its rating on Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) to an Equal weight in a note to investors on March 09, 2023. The analysts firm previously had an Overweight rating on the stock.Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, H is a sell, and 10 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 1 analyst who say the stock is underweight. A total of 1 analyst rate Hyatt Hotels Corporation stock as buy, with 8 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $130.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $112.00 – $149.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H) will achieve an average price target of $129.29.
