The stock of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) decreased by -$1.21 on Tuesday to finish at $152.15, down -0.79 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 1,907,000 shares of common stock traded. 25 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $25.79. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 1,642,450, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 1,727,446.
HLT stock appreciated 0.90% since last month. On 08/25/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $146.42. The stock touched a high of $157.14 on 08/10/23, after rallying from a low of $116.39 in 52 weeks. The price of HLT stock has risen by 20.41% or $25.79 this year, reaching a new high 25 times. Still, the stock price is down -3.18% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
HLT stock investors should be aware that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 9 days ago on Sep 11. On Sep 11, Campbell Kristin Ann sold 8,286 shares at $154.03 each. This transaction resulted in the insider making $1,276,268. On Jun 12, Fuentes Laura sold 12,513 shares at a price of US$141.42. After the transaction, the insider now owns 5,270 shares. Director STEENLAND DOUGLAS M had earlier bought 695 shares on May 22 for $143.73 a share. The transaction was completed for $99,889.
Valuation Metrics
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.81. Beta for the stock is 1.24. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 4.12, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 22.80.
Company paid $0.15 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.15 last year. A $0.08 dividend increase was reported on Friday February 24 2017.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s quick ratio was 0.80, while its current ratio was 0.80, indicating its inability to pay off its debt. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 41.40% percent. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s EBITDA margin for the year ended June 29 was 26.04%, whereas its operating margin stood at 23.50% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $7.77 billion and revenue of $8.77 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. HLT’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 8.40%. There was a 21.20% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was -106.20%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $2.66 billion, while revenues rose by 15.79% to $2.29 billion. It was predicted that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s quarterly earnings would be $1.63, but it ended up being $1.57, beating the consensus by 3.80%. EBITDA was $722.0 million for the quarter. At the end of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 16.72 billion, while its total debt was $9.57 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $261.51 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s (HLT) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 19 September, the RSI 9-day stood at 49.00%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 25.21% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 64.49% and 74.71% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 2.65. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 51.91%, the RSI (14) reading is 50.67%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -0.30, and the 14-day reading is at 1.14.
Analyst Ratings
In its most recent analyst report, Barclays raised its rating on Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT) to an Overweight. Prior to this, analysts firm rated the stock as an Equal weight. Analysts have assigned Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) an Overweight rating. HLT is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 11 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 4 rates it overweight and 7 others recommend it as a buy.
What is HLT’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $145.00 and $182.00, with a median target price of $165.00. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) is $164.53.
