Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Price Target Raised to $285.00

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) had its price target increased by The Goldman Sachs Group from $274.00 to $285.00 in a report released on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a neutral rating on the stock.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Macquarie upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective 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. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. One equities research 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 MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.75.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HLT opened at $267.84 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.76, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.19. Hilton Worldwide has a 1-year low of $196.04 and a 1-year high of $279.80. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $267.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $256.73.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $3.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 42.78% and a net margin of 14.19%.The firm’s revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of Hilton Worldwide stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total value of $3,207,207.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,054,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter worth about $217,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 44.3% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,507 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,253,000 after purchasing an additional 1,691 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 46.7% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 2,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,000 after buying an additional 662 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 32.2% in the first quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,000 after acquiring an additional 281 shares during the last quarter. 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.