Robert W. Baird Lowers Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Price Target to $275.00

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) had its target price reduced by equities research analysts at Robert W. Baird from $278.00 to $275.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 5.65% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Macquarie upped their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hilton Worldwide has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $267.69.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of HLT opened at $260.29 on Friday. Hilton Worldwide has a 12-month low of $196.04 and a 12-month high of $279.80. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $268.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $254.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.19.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.16. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 13.84% and a negative return on equity of 46.13%. The firm had revenue of $3.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.09 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.91 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.040 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.830-8.000 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Hilton Worldwide

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total transaction of $3,207,207.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at $21,404,099.40. This represents a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 2.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Hilton Worldwide

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ethic Inc. increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 7.9% during the third quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 20,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,271,000 after purchasing an additional 1,484 shares during the period. Permanent Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the third quarter worth about $231,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 3,073.0% during the third quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 8,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,107,000 after purchasing an additional 7,867 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 17.9% during the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $513,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 40.4% during the third quarter. Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares during the period. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.