Hyatt Hotels Corporation Class A (H)

Over the past six months, Hyatt Hotels Corp. stock has experienced fluctuations. As of November 27, 2025, the stock was trading at $166.05, showing a rise of 26.71% over the past six months and 11.05% over the last month. In the Q3 CY2025 earnings report, Hyatt missed Wall Street's revenue expectations, reporting $1.79 billion against an estimated $1.82 billion, and a non-GAAP loss of $0.30 per share against an estimated $0.49. Despite these financial misses, the stock rose 5.97% pre-market due to strategic optimism, and the company showed resilience with 0.3% system-wide RevPAR growth and continued global expansion.

Demand for Hyatt Hotels Corp. products and services is influenced by seasonality and economic cycles. There is typically an uptick in travel demand during the winter holiday season. Macroeconomic factors indicate continued strong travel demand, especially from upper-income clients. Hyatt's strategy of focusing on luxury, upper upscale, and upscale properties globally positions it to outperform long-term industry demand. While economic uncertainty can affect near-term demand, Hyatt's brand strength is expected to endure over the long term.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is a global hospitality company that manages, franchises, and owns hotels, resorts, and vacation properties. The company operates in the hospitality, travel, tourism, leisure and arts, and consumer discretionary sectors, catering to business and leisure travelers, families, and event planners. Hyatt organizes its brands into the Timeless Collection, Boundless Collection, Independent Collection, and Inclusive Collection. The company also provides distribution and destination management services through ALG Vacations and Mr & Mrs Smith.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has a significant global presence, with over 1,450 properties in 82 countries across six continents as of September 30, 2025. The company operates across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Recent expansion plans include tripling the number of Hyatt properties in Portugal by 2027, with new hotels expected in Lisbon and Vilamoura, and an upcoming opening in Cape Verde. Hyatt has also been expanding its luxury and lifestyle brand footprint across the Americas.

Hyatt has maintained a strong brand reputation over the past year, particularly as an employer. For 12 consecutive years, including 2025, Hyatt Hotels Corporation has been recognized on Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list. In 2024, Hyatt also received other workplace accolades, including being named one of Fortune's Best Workplaces for Women, Millennials, and in Chicago, as well as Forbes' America's Best Large Employers, Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, and Newsweek's America's Most Innovative Companies and Most Trustworthy Companies in America.

Hyatt Hotels Corp. ownership is a mix of institutional, individual, and retail investors. Institutional investors collectively own approximately 45% to 64.40% of Hyatt Hotels Corporation's shares. Major institutional owners include Bamco Inc /ny, Principal Financial Group Inc, BlackRock, Inc., Vanguard Group Inc, BPTRX - Baron Partners Fund, Wellington Management Group Llp, Massachusetts Financial Services Co /ma, PMBMX - MidCap Fund (f/k/a MidCap Blend Fund) R-3, Morgan Stanley, and Bank Of Nova Scotia. Individual insiders own about 3.63% to 18.22% of the company's stock, while retail investors hold approximately 27.19% to 31.97%. Dhabi Investment Authority Abu is noted as a large individual shareholder, owning 5.01% of the company.