H Hyatt Hotels Corporation
$184.72
Platform & Compounding FCF 85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 102.2% above fair value

You pay $184.72
Bear $48.29
Fair $91.35
Bull $133.39
Bear $48.29 -73.9% 6% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $91.35 -50.5% 10% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $133.39 -27.8% 13% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (10% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 35%
Implied Market Multiple 48.0x
Market is pricing in (growth) 22.7% vs 10.0% base

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $194.92 from 49 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $91.35 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $194.92 (from 49 analysts). Our estimate is 76% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions