The stock of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) has gone down by -0.95% for the week, with a -8.00% drop in the past month and a -0.45% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.25% for HLT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.79% for HLT stock, with a simple moving average of 4.97% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) is above average at 43.48x. The 36-month beta value for HLT is also noteworthy at 1.31. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for HLT is 241.25M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.58% of that float. The average trading volume of HLT on August 14, 2024 was 1.75M shares.
HLT) stock’s latest price update
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT)’s stock price has decreased by -0.21 compared to its previous closing price of 205.59. However, the company has seen a -0.95% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2024-08-10 that Bill Ackman failed to launch a publicly-traded investment fund earlier this month. He typically keeps a highly concentrated portfolio of a few high-conviction stocks.
Analysts’ Opinion of HLT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HLT stocks, with Susquehanna repeating the rating for HLT by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for HLT in the upcoming period, according to Susquehanna is $215 based on the research report published on June 21, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HLT reach a price target of $245. The rating they have provided for HLT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 26th, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “In-line” to HLT, setting the target price at $200 in the report published on February 05th of the current year.
HLT Trading at -3.47% 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 -10.42% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.25%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.86%, as shares sank -10.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.27% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HLT fell by -0.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +36.09% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $212.08. In addition, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc saw 12.67% 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 Healey Melanie, who purchase 2,000 shares at the price of $199.65 back on May 28 ’24. After this action, Healey Melanie now owns 14,938 shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, valued at $399,299 using the latest closing price.
NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J, the of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, sale 22,095 shares at $192.83 during a trade that took place back on Feb 09 ’24, which means that NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J is holding 2,567,871 shares at $4,260,653 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HLT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.2.
Based on Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT), the company’s capital structure generated 1.45 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at -3.22. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2304.0.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.36 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.62. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.69.
Conclusion
In summary, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
