Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Price Target Raised to $297.00 at Barclays

Key Points

• Barclays has raised the price target for Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00, maintaining an "overweight" rating, which indicates a potential upside of 8.24% from the current stock price.
• The company reported earnings of $2.11 EPS for the last quarter, surpassing expectations and demonstrating an 8.8% year-over-year revenue growth.
• Insider trading activity revealed that Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares at an average price of $269.40, reducing his ownership by 13.03%.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) had its price objective raised by investment analysts at Barclays from $288.00 to $297.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an "overweight" rating on the stock. Barclays's price target suggests a potential upside of 8.24% from the stock's current price.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on HLT. TD Cowen reduced their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $274.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday. Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $311.00 to $312.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hilton Worldwide has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $277.00.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HLT opened at $274.38 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $64.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.19. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $268.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $255.44. Hilton Worldwide has a fifty-two week low of $196.04 and a fifty-two week high of $279.80.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $3.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.01 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 13.84% and a negative return on equity of 46.13%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.92 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total transaction of $3,207,207.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares of the company's stock, valued at $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Hilton Worldwide

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Longboard Asset Management LP acquired a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the third quarter valued at approximately $255,000. CWA Asset Management Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 961 shares of the company's stock worth $249,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Railway Pension Investments Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 15.0% in the 3rd quarter. Railway Pension Investments Ltd now owns 38,400 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,962,000 after buying an additional 5,000 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 4.0% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 21,281 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,521,000 after buying an additional 809 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 2.3% during the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 121,300 shares of the company's stock worth $31,470,000 after buying an additional 2,688 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company's stock.

Hilton Worldwide Company Profile

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.

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