Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Upgraded by Wells Fargo & Company to “Strong-Buy” Rating

Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) to a strong-buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning,Zacks.com reports.

HLT has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $311.00 to $312.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $285.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $283.31.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of HLT stock traded down $1.29 on Monday, hitting $265.72. The company had a trading volume of 338,427 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,920,994. Hilton Worldwide has a twelve month low of $196.04 and a twelve month high of $279.80. The firm has a market cap of $61.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.20. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $264.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $263.13.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 42.78% and a net margin of 14.19%.The firm’s revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.92 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 21st. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Hilton Worldwide’s payout ratio is currently 8.68%.

Institutional Trading of Hilton Worldwide

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HLT. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA lifted its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 1.2% in the third quarter. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA now owns 3,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $850,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC now owns 1,084 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. RMR Wealth Builders boosted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 2,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 2,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $680,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 4.3% in the first quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

About Hilton Worldwide

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, owning, and leasing hotels and resorts. It operates through two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership. The company engages in the hotel management and licensing of its brands. It operates luxury hotels under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand; lifestyle hotels under the Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Tempo by Hilton, and Motto by Hilton brand; full service hotels under the Signia by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and DoubleTree by Hilton brand; service hotels under the Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, and Tru by Hilton brand; all-suite hotels under the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Home2 Suites by Hilton brand; and economy hotel under the Spark by Hilton brand, as well as Hilton Grand Vacations.