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$277.52 +0.04 (+0.02%)
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HLT vs. ABNB, HST, MAR, OSW, H, HGV, TNL, WH, QSR, and IHG

Should you be buying Hilton Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hilton Worldwide include Airbnb (ABNB), Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Marriott International (MAR), OneSpaWorld (OSW), Hyatt Hotels (H), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), and Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG).

Hilton Worldwide vs. Its Competitors

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) and Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Airbnb has a net margin of 22.60% compared to Hilton Worldwide's net margin of 13.90%. Airbnb's return on equity of 30.91% beat Hilton Worldwide's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hilton Worldwide13.90% -49.50% 11.13%
Airbnb 22.60%30.91%10.74%

Airbnb has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hilton Worldwide. Airbnb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilton Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hilton Worldwide$11.17B5.90$1.54B$6.3443.77
Airbnb$11.10B7.64$2.65B$3.9634.18

In the previous week, Airbnb had 17 more articles in the media than Hilton Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Airbnb and 19 mentions for Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Airbnb's score of 1.02 indicating that Hilton Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hilton Worldwide
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Airbnb
23 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

95.9% of Hilton Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Hilton Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Airbnb shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Hilton Worldwide currently has a consensus target price of $249.06, suggesting a potential downside of 10.25%. Airbnb has a consensus target price of $141.47, suggesting a potential upside of 4.52%. Given Airbnb's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Airbnb is more favorable than Hilton Worldwide.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hilton Worldwide
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
Airbnb
5 Sell rating(s)
16 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

Airbnb beats Hilton Worldwide on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HLT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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HLT vs. The Competition

MetricHilton WorldwideHOTELS & MOTELS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$65.96B$14.38B$8.35B$20.74B
Dividend Yield0.22%2.33%3.12%3.71%
P/E Ratio43.7723.9821.2727.84
Price / Sales5.903.793.3342.35
Price / Cash33.9428.0916.9422.63
Price / Book-18.264.854.654.57
Net Income$1.54B$443.96M$214.95M$989.30M
7 Day Performance1.58%2.28%36.34%0.20%
1 Month Performance10.88%9.27%45.47%3.95%
1 Year Performance25.73%7.57%16.01%10.27%

Hilton Worldwide Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HLT
Hilton Worldwide
4.1438 of 5 stars
$277.52
+0.0%
$249.06
-10.3%
+28.0%$65.96B$11.17B43.77181,000Positive News
ABNB
Airbnb
3.2732 of 5 stars
$137.00
+0.4%
$141.47
+3.3%
-7.3%$85.82B$11.10B34.607,300Positive News
Insider Trade
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts
3.6161 of 5 stars
$16.01
-1.2%
$17.96
+12.2%
-7.5%$11.11B$5.81B16.68160News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Revision
MAR
Marriott International
4.4466 of 5 stars
$278.40
-0.6%
$275.90
-0.9%
+17.5%$76.25B$25.39B31.71418,000Trending News
OSW
OneSpaWorld
4.389 of 5 stars
$21.26
-0.6%
$21.25
0.0%
+34.3%$2.18B$903.42M33.225,191Positive News
H
Hyatt Hotels
4.5897 of 5 stars
$145.57
-1.3%
$150.63
+3.5%
-1.3%$13.90B$6.65B18.91227,000
HGV
Hilton Grand Vacations
3.2149 of 5 stars
$45.05
+0.4%
$46.00
+2.1%
+15.3%$4.13B$4.98B140.7821,800Positive News
TNL
Travel + Leisure
4.9005 of 5 stars
$55.80
-0.8%
$59.20
+6.1%
+22.7%$3.71B$3.88B9.3219,000Trending News
Insider Trade
WH
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
4.6574 of 5 stars
$84.22
-0.3%
$107.48
+27.6%
+24.7%$6.48B$1.41B19.962,200Positive News
High Trading Volume
QSR
Restaurant Brands International
4.7419 of 5 stars
$67.86
-1.5%
$75.68
+11.5%
-6.5%$22.24B$8.41B23.0037,600Positive News
Analyst Forecast
IHG
Intercontinental Hotels Group
2.8378 of 5 stars
$118.72
-0.8%
N/A+12.2%$18.39B$4.92B21.0512,587

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This page (NYSE:HLT) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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