Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 7.710-7.820 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 7.040. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Hilton Worldwide also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.570-1.630 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on HLT shares. Barclays upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $265.00 to $256.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $232.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $235.00 to $236.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $244.06.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

Hilton Worldwide stock traded down $0.84 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $269.55. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,639,586 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,501,977. Hilton Worldwide has a 52-week low of $186.83 and a 52-week high of $274.18. The firm's 50 day moving average is $250.63 and its 200 day moving average is $235.95. The company has a market cap of $65.71 billion, a PE ratio of 43.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.29.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.76 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.09. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 13.74% and a negative return on equity of 57.01%. As a group, analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.76 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.22%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. Hilton Worldwide's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.76%.

Hilton Worldwide declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, November 14th that permits the company to repurchase $3.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 5.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Hilton Worldwide

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Michael W. Duffy sold 23,366 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.66, for a total transaction of $5,880,287.56. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 22,833 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,746,152.78. This represents a 50.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Christopher J. Nassetta sold 40,653 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.83, for a total value of $10,928,745.99. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 77,383 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,802,871.89. This represents a 34.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 2.50% 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.