Does Wall Street Rate Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (HGV) Shares A Sell?

As of Thursday close, Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.’s (NYSE:HGV) stock was down -$1.56, moving down -3.41 percent to $44.15. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 1,001,640 shares. 3 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$1.12 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 771,325, while in the previous 50 days, it was 738,598.

Since last month, HGV stock retreated -1.80%. Shares of the company fell to $41.42 on 08/03/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $51.81 was reached on 03/06/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $32.12. Since the beginning of this year, HGV’s stock price has risen by 14.56% or $5.61, and marked a new high 17 times. However, the stock has declined by -14.78% since its 52-week high.

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HGV stock investors should be aware that Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (HGV) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 23 days ago on Jul 12. Hernandez Carlos, the of the company, disposed of 5,915 shares for $48.00 on Jul 12. It resulted in a $283,920 divestment by the insider. Wang Mark D sold 49,850 shares at an average price of $47.69 on Mar 03. The insider now owns 545,114 shares following the transaction. On Mar 03, Brizi Jorge Pablo sold 20,000 shares at $47.74 apiece. The transaction was valued at $954,800.

Valuation Metrics

Right now, Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (HGV) has a P/E ratio of about 13.88. The stock’s beta is 2.03. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.22, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 2.34, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 11.86 may also be considered.

Financial Health

According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending March 30 was 1.89, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 1.89. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 29.40% percent. In the year ended March 30, EBITDA margin amounted to 24.88%, whereas operating margins totaled 16.10%. Based on annual data, HGV earned $1.27 billion in gross profit and brought in $3.83 billion in revenue.

A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 8.20%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 17.60%.

In Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for March 30, it reported total debt of $2.94 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a lower net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. HGV’s revenue rose 16.6% to $992.0 million during the quarter, while net income inched up to $934.0 million. While analysts expected Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. to report $0.59 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.64 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 8.50%. During the quarter, the company generated $188.0 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. were 6.35 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended March 30. The value of shareholders’ equity is $111.4 million.

Technical Picture

This quick technical analysis looks at Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.’s (HGV) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 22.77%, the RSI 9-day stood at 31.66% on 03 August.

With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. price is down by -2.47% percent or -$1.12. At present, HGV shares trade -0.74% below its 20-day simple moving average and -2.06% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -2.56% below its SMA50 and +21.83% above its SMA200.

Stochastic coefficient K was 37.09% and Stochastic coefficient D was 35.38%, while ATR was 1.44. Given the Stochastic reading of 42.66% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 38.61%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.40, while the 14-day reading stands at -0.85.

Analyst Ratings

BofA Securities launched its rating on Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE: HGV) to a Neutral in a note to investors on April 17, 2023. Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (HGV) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, HGV is a sell, and 2 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 1 analyst rate Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. stock as buy, with 1 recommending it as overweight.

With a median target price of $53.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $49.00 – $76.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (HGV) will achieve an average price target of $57.75.

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