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

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 7.760-7.940 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 7.930. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Hilton Worldwide also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.970-2.020 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on HLT. Barclays cut their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $233.00 to $232.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $235.00 price target (down previously from $296.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Monday, April 14th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $251.00 to $241.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $242.00 to $246.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Hilton Worldwide presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $241.31.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Up 3.0 %

Shares of NYSE:HLT traded up $7.02 during trading on Friday, reaching $241.11. The stock had a trading volume of 2,992,440 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,749,946. Hilton Worldwide has a fifty-two week low of $194.93 and a fifty-two week high of $275.22. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $227.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $242.45. The stock has a market cap of $57.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.20, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.19.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $2.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.73 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 54.47% and a net margin of 13.74%. The business's revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.53 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.25%. Hilton Worldwide's dividend payout ratio is presently 9.76%.

Insider Activity at Hilton Worldwide

In other news, insider Christopher J. Nassetta sold 40,653 shares of Hilton Worldwide stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.83, for a total transaction of $10,928,745.99. Following the sale, the insider now owns 77,383 shares in the company, valued at $20,802,871.89. This trade represents a 34.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.