Hilton Worldwide (HLT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is a global hospitality company that develops, manages, franchises and licenses hotels, resorts and other lodging properties. The company serves business and leisure travelers through a broad portfolio of brands spanning luxury, full-service, focused-service, extended-stay and lifestyle accommodations.

Its brand portfolio includes Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Motto by Hilton and additional specialty brands. Hilton also operates the Hilton Honors customer loyalty program and provides reservation, marketing, technology and other support services to properties in its system.

Founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton, the company has grown from a single hotel in Cisco, Texas, into an international lodging business serving customers across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Hilton is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Christopher J. Nassetta has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since 2007.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $325.41 to $329.21
• 50-Day Range: $302.88 to $334.73
• 52-Week Range: $253.54 to $358.00
• Volume: 1.37 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $73.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 38.82
• Dividend Yield: 0.18%
• Price Target: $354.39
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hilton Worldwide Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hilton Worldwide scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 230th out of 485 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Hilton Worldwide has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Hilton Worldwide is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hilton Worldwide has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hilton Worldwide are expected to grow by 16.11% in the coming year, from $9.06 to $10.52 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hilton Worldwide is 38.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hilton Worldwide is 38.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 42.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hilton Worldwide has a PEG Ratio of 2.66. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.55% of the float of Hilton Worldwide has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hilton Worldwide has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.09, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hilton Worldwide has recently increased by 8.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Hilton Worldwide has a dividend yield of 0.18%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hilton Worldwide does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hilton Worldwide is 8.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hilton Worldwide will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.70% next year. This indicates that Hilton Worldwide will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

Hilton Worldwide has a news sentiment score of 0.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Hilton Worldwide this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

42 people have searched for HLT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Hilton Worldwide to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hilton Worldwide insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,394,444.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.70% of the stock of Hilton Worldwide is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.90% of the stock of Hilton Worldwide is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HLT
• CIK: 1585689
• Web: www.hilton.com
• Phone: (703) 883-1000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 182,000
• Year Founded: 1919

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hilton Worldwide: $354.39
• High Price Target: $400.00
• Low Price Target: $316.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.81
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 38.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 36.19
• P/E Growth: 2.66
• Net Income: $1.46 billion
• Net Margins: 12.69%
• Pretax Margin: 17.87%
• Return on Equity: -35.24%
• Return on Assets: 11.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.65
• Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.13
• Cash Flow: $9.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 35.09
• Book Value: ($23.06) per share
• Price / Book: -14.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 225,070,000
• Free Float: 218,988,000
• Market Cap: $73.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10