Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV) Receives $44.00 Average PT from Analysts

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV - Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $44.00.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on HGV. Mizuho decreased their target price on Hilton Grand Vacations from $57.00 to $55.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. JMP Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Hilton Grand Vacations from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a "market outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $41.00 price target (down previously from $44.00) on shares of Hilton Grand Vacations in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Morgan Stanley started coverage on Hilton Grand Vacations in a research report on Monday, January 6th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $47.00 target price on the stock. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Hilton Grand Vacations from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Amalgamated Bank grew its position in shares of Hilton Grand Vacations by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 28,884 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,125,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Hilton Grand Vacations by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 40,689 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,585,000 after purchasing an additional 303 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in Hilton Grand Vacations by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,447 shares of the company's stock worth $290,000 after acquiring an additional 361 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Grand Vacations by 141.7% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,003 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 588 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hilton Grand Vacations in the third quarter worth $25,000. 97.23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Hilton Grand Vacations Stock Up 4.5 %

HGV stock traded up $1.83 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $42.34. 1,778,062 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 791,796. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $40.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $39.18. The company has a current ratio of 4.83, a quick ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.32. Hilton Grand Vacations has a twelve month low of $33.21 and a twelve month high of $49.02. The company has a market capitalization of $4.17 billion, a PE ratio of 48.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.85.

Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by ($0.40). Hilton Grand Vacations had a return on equity of 16.44% and a net margin of 2.01%. On average, research analysts forecast that Hilton Grand Vacations will post 3.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Grand Vacations Company Profile

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc, a timeshare company, develops, markets, sells, manages, and operates the resorts, plans and ancillary reservation services under the Hilton Grand Vacations brand. It operates through Real Estate Sales and Financing, and Resort Operations and Club Management segments. Real Estate Sales and Financing segment market and sells the VOIs, and source VOIs through fee-for-service agreements with third-party developers; and provides consumer financing and services loans.