NYSE:HLT - Hilton Worldwide Stock Price, Price Target & More

Hilton Worldwide trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HLT."

Hilton Worldwide declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 10th. View Hilton Worldwide's Dividend History.

Shares of Hilton Worldwide reverse split before market open on Tuesday, January 3rd 2017. The 1-3 reverse split was announced on Monday, December 5th 2016. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Friday, December 30th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of Hilton Worldwide stock prior to the reverse split would have 33 shares after the split.

Hilton Worldwide declared that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Saturday, November 18th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $2.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.29 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a return on equity of 41.44% and a net margin of 14.87%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.38 EPS. View Hilton Worldwide's Earnings History.

Hilton Worldwide is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Hilton Worldwide.

Hilton Worldwide updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.62-2.71 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.67. Hilton Worldwide also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.66-0.70 EPS.

16 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Hilton Worldwide's shares. Their predictions range from $65.00 to $95.00. On average, they expect Hilton Worldwide's stock price to reach $84.6875 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Hilton Worldwide.

Some companies that are related to Hilton Worldwide include Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Marriott International (MAR), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), Huazhu Group (HTHT), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Wyndham Worldwide (WYN), Hyatt Hotels (H), Caesars Entertainment Co. Common Stock (CZR), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Extended Stay America (STAY) and Boyd Gaming (BYD).

News articles about HLT stock have been trending positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Hilton Worldwide earned a coverage optimism score of 0.28 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company an impact score of 45.60 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Hilton Worldwide's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.54%), BlackRock Inc. (4.30%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.84%), Hound Partners LLC (1.13%), Winslow Capital Management LLC (0.99%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.80%). Company insiders that own Hilton Worldwide stock include Hlt Holdco Iii Llc, Kristin Ann Campbell and Tourism Group Co Ltd Hna. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hilton Worldwide.

HLT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hound Partners LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Legal & General Group Plc, Swiss National Bank, Wells Fargo & Company MN and NorthCoast Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Hilton Worldwide company stock in the last year include Hlt Holdco Iii Llc and Tourism Group Co Ltd Hna. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hilton Worldwide.

HLT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Principal Financial Group Inc., Centersquare Investment Management LLC, Capital Growth Management LP, Millennium Management LLC, Findlay Park Partners LLP, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, OZ Management LP and Echo Street Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hilton Worldwide.

Shares of HLT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HLT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $83.84.

Hilton Worldwide has a market capitalization of $25.19 billion and generates $9.14 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.26 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.00 on an earnings per share basis. Hilton Worldwide employs 163,000 workers across the globe.

Hilton Worldwide's mailing address is 7930 JONES BRANCH DRIVE SUITE 1100, MCLEAN VA, 22102. The company can be reached via phone at 703-883-1000 or via email at [email protected]