Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.940-2.030 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Hilton Worldwide also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.970-8.060 EPS.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of Hilton Worldwide stock opened at $267.41 on Friday. Hilton Worldwide has a fifty-two week low of $196.04 and a fifty-two week high of $279.80. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $267.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $255.88. The company has a market cap of $62.89 billion, a PE ratio of 38.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.19.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $3.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.01 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 14.19% and a negative return on equity of 44.55%. The business’s revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.92 EPS. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. Analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on HLT. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $274.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Raymond James Financial lifted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hilton Worldwide currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.75.

Insider Transactions at Hilton Worldwide

In related news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total transaction of $3,207,207.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HLT. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 126.3% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,138,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $303,173,000 after buying an additional 635,220 shares during the period. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. lifted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 33.6% in the second quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 114,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,602,000 after acquiring an additional 28,900 shares during the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC lifted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 71.2% in the second quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 33,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,843,000 after acquiring an additional 13,812 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 4.5% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 321,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,759,000 after acquiring an additional 13,722 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 27.6% in the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 57,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,368,000 after acquiring an additional 12,485 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.