Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.570-1.630 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.650. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Hilton Worldwide also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.710-7.820 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on HLT shares. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $265.00 to $256.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $219.00 to $226.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Mizuho reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $263.00 price objective (up previously from $243.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Melius Research restated a “hold” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $239.88.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of HLT stock traded down $0.79 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $269.60. The company had a trading volume of 940,693 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,460,759. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.72 billion, a PE ratio of 57.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.29. Hilton Worldwide has a fifty-two week low of $186.83 and a fifty-two week high of $274.18. The company’s fifty day moving average is $250.31 and its 200 day moving average is $235.50.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.09. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 10.70% and a negative return on equity of 60.85%. Equities analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide will post 7 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide declared that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, November 14th that allows the company to repurchase $3.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 5.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Hilton Worldwide

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Michael W. Duffy sold 23,366 shares of Hilton Worldwide stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.66, for a total value of $5,880,287.56. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 22,833 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,746,152.78. The trade was a 50.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate 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.