Brokerages Set Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) PT at $283.31

Shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $283.3125.

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $332.00 target price for the company. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $278.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $285.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

NYSE:HLT opened at $285.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $66.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 1.20. Hilton Worldwide has a one year low of $196.04 and a one year high of $287.39. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $266.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $264.75.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.06. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 42.78% and a net margin of 14.19%.The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.92 EPS. Hilton Worldwide’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8.68%.

Institutional Trading of Hilton Worldwide

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HLT. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter worth about $2,262,000. Malaga Cove Capital LLC acquired a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter valued at about $316,000. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. grew its position in Hilton Worldwide by 2,679.0% in the 1st quarter. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. now owns 90,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,480,000 after purchasing an additional 86,799 shares during the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 31.7% in the second quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,323,000 after purchasing an additional 1,196 shares during the period. Finally, DRW Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter valued at approximately $228,000. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

About Hilton Worldwide

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, owning, and leasing hotels and resorts. It operates through two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership. The company engages in the hotel management and licensing of its brands. It operates luxury hotels under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand; lifestyle hotels under the Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Tempo by Hilton, and Motto by Hilton brand; full service hotels under the Signia by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and DoubleTree by Hilton brand; service hotels under the Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, and Tru by Hilton brand; all-suite hotels under the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Home2 Suites by Hilton brand; and economy hotel under the Spark by Hilton brand, as well as Hilton Grand Vacations.