NYSE:HLTHilton Hotels Stock Price, Forecast & News

Hilton Hotels' stock was trading at $81.09 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, HLT shares have decreased by 8.1% and is now trading at $74.52. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hilton Hotels in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 12 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Hilton Hotels.

Hilton Hotels is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Hilton Hotels.

Hilton Hotels Co. (NYSE:HLT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.23. The firm earned $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.88 billion. Hilton Hotels had a net margin of 8.08% and a negative return on equity of 276.10%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 12.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.80 EPS. View Hilton Hotels' earnings history.

Hilton Hotels announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 12th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. View Hilton Hotels' dividend history.

Hilton Hotels shares reverse split 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 Hotels stock prior to the reverse split would have 33 shares after the split.

Hilton Hotels announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Tuesday, March 3rd 2020, which allows the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 7.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

19 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Hilton Hotels' shares. Their forecasts range from $63.00 to $121.00. On average, they expect Hilton Hotels' share price to reach $86.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Hilton Hotels.

Media coverage about HLT stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hilton Hotels earned a media sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Hilton Hotels.

Hilton Hotels saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,790,000 shares, an increase of 6.2% from the May 31st total of 11,100,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,860,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 4.3% of the company's stock are short sold. View Hilton Hotels' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Hilton Hotels include Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Marriott International (MAR), Huazhu Group (HTHT), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), Hyatt Hotels (H), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Eldorado Resorts (ERI), Penn National Gaming (PENN), Wyndham Destinations (WYND) and Park Hotels & Resorts (PK). View all competitors.

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

Hilton Hotels' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Modus Advisors LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Hilton Hotels stock include Ian Russell Carter, Jonathan W Witter and Kevin J Jacobs. View institutional ownership trends for Hilton Hotels.

HLT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Modus Advisors LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Hilton Hotels.

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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of HLT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $74.52.

Hilton Hotels has a market capitalization of $20.66 billion and generates $9.45 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $881 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.90 on an earnings per share basis. Hilton Hotels employs 173,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Hilton Hotels is www.hilton.com.

Hilton Hotels' 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]