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The price of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) closed at $270.85 in the last session, down -0.67% from day before closing price of $272.68. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.96 million shares were traded. HLT stock price reached its highest trading level at $273.985 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $270.85.
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 79.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.87. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.57 and its Current Ratio is at 0.57.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, JP Morgan on June 23, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $282.
On May 12, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $296.
Goldman Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on April 14, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $235.
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 Feb 07 ’25 when Silcock Christopher W sold 2,914 shares for $269.54 per share. The transaction valued at 785,440 led to the insider holds 70,453 shares of the business.
NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J sold 40,653 shares of HLT for $10,928,746 on Feb 07 ’25. The insider now owns 77,383 shares after completing the transaction at $268.83 per share. On Feb 07 ’25, another insider, Silcock Christopher W, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 2,914 shares for $269.54 each.
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 64381046784 and an Enterprise Value of 74496950272. As of this moment, Hilton’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 42.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 15.654 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.609.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HLT is 1.27, which has changed by 0.23861003 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HLT has reached a high of $279.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $196.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.11%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HLT traded on average about 1.97M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1625570 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 238.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 232.30M. Insiders hold about 2.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.09% stake in the company. Shares short for HLT as of 1749772800 were 6854461 with a Short Ratio of 4.52, compared to 1747267200 on 5680532. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6854461 and a Short% of Float of 3.3000000000000003.
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 0.0022003816The 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 2025-05-23 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-23. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-01-04 when the company split stock in a 1000:2052 ratio.
