In the past week, HLT stock has gone down by -2.31%, with a monthly gain of 0.90% and a quarterly surge of 8.97%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.53%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.67% for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.77% for HLT’s stock, with a 6.19% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT) Right Now?
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 31.81x compared to its average ratio. compared to its average ratio and a 36-month beta value of 1.24. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The average price point forecasted by analysts for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) is $164.53, which is $11.66 above the current market price. The public float for HLT is 256.56M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.89% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HLT on September 20, 2023 was 1.77M shares.
HLT) stock’s latest price update
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT)’s stock price has decreased by -0.79 compared to its previous closing price of 153.36. However, the company has seen a -2.31% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Fox Business reported 2023-09-11 that Fox News contributor Steve Hilton tells ‘Varney & Co.’ Biden has been ‘scheming’ for his seat in the Oval Office for 50 years and he won’t give it easily give it up. #foxbusiness #varney
Analysts’ Opinion of HLT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HLT stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for HLT by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for HLT in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $168 based on the research report published on March 09, 2023 of the current year 2023.
HLT Trading at 0.33% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HLT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.18% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.67%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.53%, as shares surge +2.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.01% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HLT fell by -2.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.68% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $151.14. In addition, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. saw 20.41% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HLT starting from Campbell Kristin Ann, who sale 8,286 shares at the price of $154.03 back on Sep 11. After this action, Campbell Kristin Ann now owns 230,097 shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., valued at $1,276,268 using the latest closing price.
Fuentes Laura, the of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., sale 12,513 shares at $141.42 during a trade that took place back on Jun 12, which means that Fuentes Laura is holding 5,270 shares at $1,769,588 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HLT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- +23.77 for the present operating margin
- +28.78 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. stands at +14.24. The total capital return value is set at 23.86, while invested capital returns managed to touch 14.59. Equity return is now at value -106.20, with 8.40 for asset returns.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.95, with the company’s debt to enterprise value settled at 0.22. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.36 and the total asset turnover is 0.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.85.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
