Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) is -8.77% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $194.93 and a high of $275.22 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The HLT stock was last observed hovering at around $226.41 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.93%.
Currently trading at $225.48, the stock is 5.17% and -2.71% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 2.46 million and changing -0.41% at the moment leaves the stock -4.12% off its SMA200. HLT registered 11.56% gain for a year compared to 6-month loss of -4.50%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $231.7496 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $235.1604.
The stock witnessed a -0.91% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -11.20%, and is 4.70% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.85% over the week and 3.89% over the month.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) has around 181000 employees, a market worth around $54.03B and $11.30B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 35.59 and Fwd P/E is 24.90. Profit margin for the company is 13.90%. Distance from 52-week low is 15.67% and -18.07% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (18.96%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 10.97% this year
1427.0 institutions hold shares in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT), with institutional investors hold 100.83% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 239.61M, and float is at 234.39M with Short Float at 2.44%. Institutions hold 98.70% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 25.3 million shares valued at $5.52 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 10.1593 of the HLT Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 18.59 million shares valued at $4.06 billion to account for 7.4666 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are FMR LLC which holds 10.99 million shares representing 4.4133 and valued at over $2.4 billion, while STATE STREET CORP holds 3.8453 of the shares totaling 9.57 million with a market value of $2.09 billion.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Silcock Christopher W,. SEC filings show that Silcock Christopher W sold 2,914 shares of the company’s common stock on Feb 07 ’25 at a price of $269.54 per share for a total of $0.79 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 70453.0 shares.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Feb 07 ’25 that NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J sold a total of 40,653 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Feb 07 ’25 and was made at $268.83 per share for $10.93 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 77383.0 shares of the HLT stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Feb 07 ’25, Silcock Christopher W (Officer) Proposed Sale 2,914 shares at an average price of $269.54 for $0.79 million. The insider now directly holds shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT).
