Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) Receives $277.75 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $277.75.

Several analysts have weighed in on HLT shares. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $278.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

NYSE:HLT opened at $273.47 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $63.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.58, a PEG ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.20. The business has a 50 day moving average of $265.78 and a 200 day moving average of $260.26. Hilton Worldwide has a 1-year low of $196.04 and a 1-year high of $279.80.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion for 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 42.78%. The business’s revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.92 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilton Worldwide

In related news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total value of $3,207,207.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,404,099.40. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hilton Worldwide

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HLT. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 2nd quarter valued at about $676,201,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter valued at approximately $353,985,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,100,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,620,531,000 after purchasing an additional 1,132,880 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 22.4% in the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 4,631,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,233,612,000 after buying an additional 847,353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Winslow Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 62.6% during the second quarter. Winslow Capital Management LLC now owns 1,894,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,532,000 after buying an additional 729,295 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.