H Hyatt Hotels Corp
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Executive Summary
A cluster of insider transactions at Hyatt Hotels Corp shows predominantly non-cash transactions (grants, tax withholding) from directors and executives on May 20, 2026, plus a small open-market sale from officer David Udell ($692K) and a director sale from Susan Kronick ($289K) in the prior week. Total open-market selling is $981K, or ~0.006% of Hyatt's $16.5B market cap — a trivial amount. The grants are routine equity compensation, and tax-withholding sales are mechanically tied to vesting, not directional conviction. The Udell sale was coupled with derivative exercises, suggesting a cashless exercise-and-sell program. No catalyst is apparent.
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Actionable Insight
No actionable signal from this insider cluster. The open-market sales are tiny relative to market cap and accompanied by derivative exercises and equity compensation grants, consistent with routine portfolio management. The larger tax-withholding transactions are mandatory share surrenders on vesting. There is no evidence of informed selling. Ignore this filing for trading purposes.
Key Facts
- Cluster contains 19 trades but only 2 are open-market sales; the rest are non-cash grants/awards (0 shares at $0) or nondiscretionary tax-withholding (code F) on vesting.
- Total open-market selling: $981K (David Udell $692K, Susan Kronick $289K) = ~0.006% of $16.5B market cap.
- David Udell exercised 5,800 shares of derivatives at $52.65 alongside his sale of 4,024 shares at $172 — a typical cashless exercise pattern, not a directional bearish signal.
- Major insider Mark Hoplamazian received 63,800 shares via grant (non-cash) and had 28,514 shares withheld for taxes ($4.94M) — the tax withholding is a nondiscretionary vesting event, not an active sale.
- No C-suite executive sold shares in the open market beyond the tax-withholding mechanics.
- Historical calibration shows this ticker's prior insider cluster reports had mixed outcomes (40% win rate at T+20), supporting caution against over-scoring.
- No 10b5-1 plan flag or blackout-window pattern identified, but the repetitive tax-withholding and grant pattern is consistent with standard equity compensation cycles.
Financial Impact
Insider open-market selling of ~$981K, representing 0.006% of market cap — economically negligible.
Risk Factors
- Low risk — insider activity is routine and immaterial in size.
Market Snapshot
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CLUSTER Data (Synthetic) | cluster-H-1779480718880 |
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Jun 3, 2026
6d ago
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Insider Cluster
| $188.17 $192.93 | ▲ +2.53% | ▲ +5.13% | $193.72 (+2.95%) |
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Jun 3, 2026
6d ago
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Insider Cluster
| $188.17 $192.93 | ▲ +2.53% | ▲ +5.13% | $193.72 (+2.95%) |
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Jun 3, 2026
6d ago
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Insider Cluster
| $188.17 $192.93 | ▲ +2.53% | ▲ +5.13% | $193.72 (+2.95%) |
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Jun 1, 2026
8d ago
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Insider Cluster
| $184.22 $185.12 | ▲ +0.49% | ▲ +1.21% | $193.72 (+5.16%) |
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May 28, 2026
12d ago
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8-K
| $184.32 $180.15 | ▼ −2.26% | ▼ −2.50% | $193.72 (+5.10%) |
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May 26, 2026
14d ago
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Insider Cluster
| $182.34 $184.32 | ▲ +1.09% | ▲ +0.53% | $193.72 (+6.24%) |
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May 22, 2026
18d ago
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144
| $178.76 $182.34 | ▲ +2.00% | ▲ +1.99% | $193.72 (+8.37%) |
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May 22, 2026
18d ago
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144 / CLUSTER
| $178.76 $182.34 | ▲ +2.00% | ▲ +1.99% | $193.72 (+8.37%) |
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May 20, 2026
20d ago
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Insider Cluster
| $175.21 $174.02 | ▼ −0.68% | ▼ −1.12% | $193.72 (+10.56%) |
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May 20, 2026
20d ago
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Insider Cluster
| $175.21 $174.02 | ▼ −0.68% | ▼ −1.12% | $193.72 (+10.56%) |
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