Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Raised to “Buy” at The Goldman Sachs Group

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) was upgraded by research analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a $317.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $285.00. The Goldman Sachs Group’s price target points to a potential upside of 10.81% from the company’s current price.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Truist Financial upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $246.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $285.31.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of HLT stock opened at $286.07 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $66.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.15. Hilton Worldwide has a 1-year low of $196.04 and a 1-year high of $287.39. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $270.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $267.21.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 42.78% and a net margin of 14.19%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.92 EPS. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Hilton Worldwide

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of HLT. Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide in the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the third quarter worth about $32,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust lifted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 132.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 128 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 52.9% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. 95.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Hilton Worldwide

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.