Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.08 EPS

Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.97 by ($0.08), FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. Hilton Grand Vacations had a return on equity of 17.62% and a net margin of 3.16%.Hilton Grand Vacations’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.54 EPS.

Here are the key takeaways from Hilton Grand Vacations’ conference call:

• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter contract sales fell 3% to $810 million, while VPG declined 9% to approximately $3,400 due to Bluegreen’s difficult comparison, sales-execution issues in Orlando and Myrtle Beach, and a higher mix of trust and new-buyer transactions.
• Negative Sentiment: Management lowered its 2026 VPG outlook to a low- to mid-single-digit decline and now expects full-year contract sales to be flat to slightly down; third-quarter VPG is expected to decline at a high-single-digit rate.
• Positive Sentiment: Tours increased 6% to 239,000, with new-buyer tours growing at a high-single-digit rate and new-buyer transactions also rising at a high-single-digit pace, indicating that management sees demand as healthy rather than the cause of the sales shortfall.
• Positive Sentiment: Adjusted EBITDA rose 5% to $293 million and margins expanded to 23%, enabling Hilton Grand Vacations to reiterate its 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $1.225 billion to $1.265 billion despite weaker sales productivity.
• Positive Sentiment: The company repurchased $150 million of shares during the quarter and more than $300 million year to date, while maintaining a target of roughly $150 million in quarterly buybacks subject to leverage limits; portfolio dispositions are also expected to reduce annualized maintenance-fee burden by $10 million to $12 million.

Hilton Grand Vacations Stock Performance

Shares of HGV stock traded down $5.02 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $46.40. The company had a trading volume of 3,023,793 shares, compared to its average volume of 965,112. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $50.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.14. Hilton Grand Vacations has a one year low of $36.79 and a one year high of $55.40. The firm has a market cap of $3.68 billion, a PE ratio of 24.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.41, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a current ratio of 4.33.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Carlos Hernandez sold 5,595 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.69, for a total transaction of $261,230.55. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 14,080 shares in the company, valued at approximately $657,395.20. This represents a 28.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Charles R. Jr. Corbin sold 32,907 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.66, for a total value of $1,568,347.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 68,615 shares in the company, valued at $3,270,190.90. The trade was a 32.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 229,315 shares of company stock valued at $11,738,497 over the last three months. Insiders own 3.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilton Grand Vacations

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hilton Grand Vacations by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,000 after buying an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Hilton Grand Vacations by 743.4% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 565 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Hilton Grand Vacations by 1.5% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 41,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,545,000 after acquiring an additional 615 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Hilton Grand Vacations by 3.4% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 22,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $956,000 after acquiring an additional 761 shares during the period. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hilton Grand Vacations during the 4th quarter worth $44,000. Institutional investors own 97.23% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on HGV shares. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Hilton Grand Vacations from $49.00 to $47.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Hilton Grand Vacations from $67.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Hilton Grand Vacations from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Hilton Grand Vacations from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $55.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on Hilton Grand Vacations from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $57.22.

Hilton Grand Vacations Company Profile

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc is a leading developer and marketer of premium vacation ownership resorts. The company specializes in selling timeshare interests in vacation properties under the Hilton Grand Vacations brand, enabling members to purchase deeded real estate interests and utilize a points-based system for booking stays. Alongside new sales, the company provides ongoing management services for its portfolio of resorts, ensuring high standards of guest services, resort maintenance, and member engagement through its proprietary technology platform.

In addition to vacation ownership sales, Hilton Grand Vacations offers a comprehensive suite of membership benefits.