Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Reaches New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $294.70 and last traded at $292.4260, with a volume of 998737 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $285.83.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on HLT. Truist Financial upped their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $246.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $285.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Hilton Worldwide from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $285.00 to $317.00 in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Monday. Finally, Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and six have given 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 a consensus target price of $285.31.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 1.7%

The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $270.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $267.21. The company has a market capitalization of $67.57 billion, a PE ratio of 42.07, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.15.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released 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 business had revenue of $1.30 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 company’s revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.92 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,463,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,606,172,000 after purchasing an additional 151,984 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 12.6% in the third 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. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 0.9% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,595,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,555,721,000 after buying an additional 86,689 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 2.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,281,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,666,246,000 after buying an additional 172,121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,010,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,559,316,000 after buying an additional 567,651 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hilton Worldwide Company Profile

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.