H Hyatt Hotels Corp

NEUTRAL Impact: 2/10 Insider Cluster (2 insiders)
Horizon immediate Filed May 20, 2026 Processed 18d 9h ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $981K total
Latest settled — T+5d ⚠ clustered
H ▲ +5.85% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +5.85% · α vs SPY +4.25% · entry $175.21 → $185.46
Next anchor: T+20d in 8d
Last close $193.72 (close Jun 8) · +10.56% from $175.21 entry
Entry anchored
May 20, 03:59 PM ET
via Databento tick
T+1d
-0.68%
call -0.68% · α -1.12%
$174.02
settled 20d ago
T+5d
+5.85%
call +5.85% · α +4.25%
$185.46
settled 13d ago
T+20d
call — · α —
in 8d
T+60d
call — · α —
in 2mo

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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.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$981.0K
Insiders
2

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

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Hotels & Motels
Analyst Consensus
67% bullish (30 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-H-1779480718880
16 reports for H
Performance horizon

Track record builds as more directional reports settle.

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Jun 3, 2026
6d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$188.17 $192.93▲ +2.53%▲ +5.13%$193.72 (+2.95%)
Jun 3, 2026
6d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$188.17 $192.93▲ +2.53%▲ +5.13%$193.72 (+2.95%)
Jun 3, 2026
6d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$188.17 $192.93▲ +2.53%▲ +5.13%$193.72 (+2.95%)
Jun 1, 2026
8d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$184.22 $185.12▲ +0.49%▲ +1.21%$193.72 (+5.16%)
May 28, 2026
12d ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$184.32 $180.15▼ −2.26%▼ −2.50%$193.72 (+5.10%)
May 26, 2026
14d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$182.34 $184.32▲ +1.09%▲ +0.53%$193.72 (+6.24%)
May 22, 2026
18d ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$178.76 $182.34▲ +2.00%▲ +1.99%$193.72 (+8.37%)
May 22, 2026
18d ago
144 / CLUSTER
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$178.76 $182.34▲ +2.00%▲ +1.99%$193.72 (+8.37%)
May 20, 2026
20d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$175.21 $174.02▼ −0.68%▼ −1.12%$193.72 (+10.56%)
May 20, 2026
20d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$175.21 $174.02▼ −0.68%▼ −1.12%$193.72 (+10.56%)
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