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The price of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) closed at $260.95 in the last session, up 0.31% from day before closing price of $260.15. In other words, the price has increased by $0.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.2 million shares were traded. HLT stock price reached its highest trading level at $261.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $258.1.
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 137.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.54.
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 61373878272 and an Enterprise Value of 72736808960. As of this moment, Hilton’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 15.069 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.225.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HLT is 1.22, which has changed by 0.2726785 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 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 -0.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.24%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HLT traded on average about 1.91M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1723630 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 235.79M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 229.85M. Insiders hold about 2.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.25% stake in the company. Shares short for HLT as of 1752537600 were 8556502 with a Short Ratio of 4.49, compared to 1749772800 on 6854461. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8556502 and a Short% of Float of 4.16.
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 0.002306362The 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 2025-08-29. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-01-04 when the company split stock in a 1000:2052 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) is currently being evaluated by a team of 18.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.01, with high estimates of $2.1 and low estimates of $1.9.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.17 and $7.83 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.99. EPS for the following year is $9.06, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $9.83 and $8.65.
Revenue Estimates
According to 10 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $3.02B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.12B to a low estimate of $2.96B. As of the current estimate, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.87BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $3B. There is a high estimate of $3.1B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.91B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HLT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.01B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.69B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.86B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.17BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.82B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.17B and the low estimate is $12.25B.
