Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Updates Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.980-2.040 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.136. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Hilton Worldwide also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.830-8.000 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $245.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $235.00 price target (down from $296.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. Barclays dropped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $296.00 to $291.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $251.00 to $241.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $258.56.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

Hilton Worldwide stock traded up $5.93 during trading on Friday, reaching $273.50. 1,735,577 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,831,321. Hilton Worldwide has a 52-week low of $196.04 and a 52-week high of $279.46. The company has a market capitalization of $64.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.01, a PEG ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.25. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $259.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $246.89.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.16. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 46.13% and a net margin of 13.84%. The business had revenue of $3.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.09 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.91 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.22%. Hilton Worldwide's payout ratio is 9.22%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Woodline Partners LP lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 38.8% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 20,327 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,625,000 after purchasing an additional 5,687 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 37.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,135 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,396,000 after purchasing an additional 1,669 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 112.4% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 5,478 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,247,000 after purchasing an additional 2,899 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in Hilton Worldwide by 25.6% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,284 shares of the company's stock worth $520,000 after buying an additional 465 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 182.2% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 333 shares of the company's stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the period. 95.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Hilton Worldwide

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, owning, and leasing hotels and resorts. It operates through two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership. The company engages in the hotel management and licensing of its brands. It operates luxury hotels under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand; lifestyle hotels under the Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Tempo by Hilton, and Motto by Hilton brand; full service hotels under the Signia by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and DoubleTree by Hilton brand; service hotels under the Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, and Tru by Hilton brand; all-suite hotels under the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Home2 Suites by Hilton brand; and economy hotel under the Spark by Hilton brand, as well as Hilton Grand Vacations.