The Goldman Sachs Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Stock

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) had its price objective raised by investment analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from $274.00 to $285.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 3.87% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Raymond James Financial raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $311.00 to $312.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $276.44.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Up 3.2%

Shares of NYSE:HLT opened at $274.38 on Thursday. Hilton Worldwide has a twelve month low of $196.04 and a twelve month high of $279.80. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $268.05 and its 200-day moving average is $255.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.15, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.19.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $3.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.01 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 46.13% and a net margin of 13.84%.Hilton Worldwide’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.92 EPS. 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 anticipate that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total value of $3,207,207.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at $21,404,099.40. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,311,212 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,741,388,000 after purchasing an additional 196,126 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,595,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,555,721,000 after acquiring an additional 86,689 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,281,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,666,246,000 after acquiring an additional 172,121 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,442,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,449,599,000 after acquiring an additional 208,708 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,836,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,530,000 after acquiring an additional 364,307 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Company Profile

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.