The stock of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H) has gone down by -4.53% for the week, with a -7.11% drop in the past month and a 10.54% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.60%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.93% for H. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.69% for H’s stock, with a 14.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) Right Now?
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 70.86x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for H is at 1.51. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for H is 43.67M, and currently, shorts hold a 8.53% of that float. The average trading volume for H on May 09, 2024 was 658.43K shares.
H) stock’s latest price update
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H)’s stock price has gone decline by -2.04 in comparison to its previous close of 147.82, however, the company has experienced a -4.53% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-05-09 that While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Hyatt Hotels (H) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Analysts’ Opinion of H
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for H stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for H by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for H in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $197 based on the research report published on March 26, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see H reach a price target of $156, previously predicting the price at $149. The rating they have provided for H stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on March 11th, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “In-line” to H, setting the target price at $135 in the report published on February 05th of the current year.
H Trading at -6.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought H to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.60%, as shares sank -7.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.35% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, H fell by -4.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +20.21% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $149.79. In addition, Hyatt Hotels Corporation saw 11.04% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at H starting from Bottarini Joan, who sale 10,695 shares at the price of $148.92 back on May 01 ’24. After this action, Bottarini Joan now owns 16,104 shares of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, valued at $1,592,698 using the latest closing price.
Pritzker Traubert Foundation, the of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, sale 704,229 shares at $157.97 during a trade that took place back on Mar 22 ’24, which means that Pritzker Traubert Foundation is holding 0 shares at $111,244,379 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for H
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hyatt Hotels Corporation stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 6.06, with 1.75 for asset returns.
Based on Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H), the company’s capital structure generated 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.26. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.87. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 26.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 799.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.28. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.59. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
