The price-to-earnings ratio for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) is above average at 42.23x. The 36-month beta value for HLT is also noteworthy at 1.14. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 16 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HLT is 235.29M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.69% of that float. The average trading volume of HLT on March 06, 2025 was 1.45M shares.
HLT) stock’s latest price update
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.03 in comparison to its previous close of 259.56, however, the company has experienced a -0.18% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-05 that Dublin, March 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Sponsorship Sector Report – Travel & Tourism – Hotels 2025” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report provides an overview of the hotels sector globally. It explores all the main active brands in the sector as well as details the movement in the sector over the last few years in the sports sponsorship industry. Soccer holds the premier position in annual sponsorship deal value and volume within the hotel sector for the year 2025. In terms of annual deal value and deal volume, ice hockey ranks second to soccer. The sport’s most significant agreement is the extended sponsorship of Crypto.com Arena by Yaamava’ Resort and Casino at San Manuel.
HLT’s Market Performance
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) has experienced a -0.18% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a 1.26% rise in the past month, and a 2.39% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.30%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.51% for HLT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.94% for HLT’s stock, with a simple moving average of 11.64% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HLT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HLT stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for HLT by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for HLT in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $263 based on the research report published on February 05, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to HLT, setting the target price at $245 in the report published on September 18th of the previous year.
HLT Trading at 1.75% 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 -5.72% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.51%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.30%, as shares surge +0.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.99% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HLT fell by -0.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +26.85% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $264.63. In addition, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc saw 4.99% 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 Silcock Christopher W, who sale 2,914 shares at the price of $269.54 back on Feb 07 ’25. After this action, Silcock Christopher W now owns 70,453 shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, valued at $785,440 using the latest closing price.
NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J, the of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, sale 40,653 shares at $268.83 during a trade that took place back on Feb 07 ’25, which means that NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J is holding 77,383 shares at $10,928,746 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
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc stands at 0.14. 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 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at -3.22. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.5 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.55. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.68.
Conclusion
In summary, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
