Analyzing Ratios: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT)’s Financial Story Unveiled

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The price of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) closed at $280.24 in the last session, down -0.33% from day before closing price of $281.18. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.27 million shares were traded. HLT stock price reached its highest trading level at $283.5799 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $278.8142.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at HLT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 57.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.66 and its Current Ratio is at 0.66.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on November 18, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $332.

On June 23, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $282.

Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on May 12, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $296.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 21 ’25 when Silcock Christopher W sold 11,905 shares for $269.40 per share. The transaction valued at 3,207,207 led to the insider holds 79,451 shares of the business.

Silcock Christopher W bought 11,905 shares of HLT for $3,207,221 on Aug 21 ’25. On Feb 07 ’25, another insider, Silcock Christopher W, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 2,914 shares for $269.54 each. As a result, the insider received 785,440 and left with 70,453 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HLT now has a Market Capitalization of 65910697984 and an Enterprise Value of 76472631296. As of this moment, Hilton’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 15.703 whereas that against EBITDA is 27.93.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for HLT is 1.15, which has changed by 0.100982785 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HLT has reached a high of $287.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $196.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.56%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, HLT traded on average about 1.75M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1715920 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 233.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 227.49M. Insiders hold about 2.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.02% stake in the company. Shares short for HLT as of 1763078400 were 6757828 with a Short Ratio of 3.87, compared to 1760486400 on 7062162. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6757828 and a Short% of Float of 3.34.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for HLT is 0.60, which was 0.6 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0021338647. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.8. The current Payout Ratio is 9.77% for HLT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-21. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-01-04 when the company split stock in a 1000:2052 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The firm’s stock currently is rated by 22.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.85, with high estimates of $1.94 and low estimates of $1.72.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.54 and $7.82 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.08. EPS for the following year is $9.14, with 26.0 analysts recommending between $9.82 and $8.71.

Revenue Estimates

According to 11 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.99B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.07B to a low estimate of $2.92B. As of. The current estimate, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.78BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.9B. There is a high estimate of $2.97B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.85B.

A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HLT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.02B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.87B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.94B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.17BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.85B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.16B and the low estimate is $12.53B.