Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 37.58x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.17. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 18 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HLT is 235.20M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.69% of that float. On March 11, 2025, the average trading volume of HLT was 1.49M shares.
HLT) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) has decreased by -3.34 when compared to last closing price of 238.90. Despite this, the company has experienced a -11.03% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-11 that Hilton Worldwide has outperformed the S&P 500 with a 552% total return since its 2013 IPO. The company operates a capital light business model and enjoys strong competitive advantages. HLT has solid growth prospects and appears likely to grow EPS at a mid-teens rate over the next few years.
HLT’s Market Performance
HLT’s stock has fallen by -11.03% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -14.38% and a quarterly drop of -9.58%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.60% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.47% for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -11.10% for HLT’s stock, with a -0.96% simple moving average for the past 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 -9.23% 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 -16.10% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.47%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.60%, as shares sank -13.93% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.09% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HLT fell by -11.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.87% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $259.73. In addition, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc saw -6.57% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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 insider 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 5.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.68.
Conclusion
To sum up, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
