Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Morgan Stanley Analyst Says

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) had its target price increased by investment analysts at Morgan Stanley from $332.00 to $336.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 1.93% from the company’s current price.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $363.00 price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Friday, August 14th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Hilton Worldwide from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, September 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $363.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $367.00 to $368.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Evercore raised shares of Hilton Worldwide from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $354.18.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of Hilton Worldwide stock opened at $329.64 on Monday. Hilton Worldwide has a fifty-two week low of $253.54 and a fifty-two week high of $358.00. The business’s fifty day moving average is $317.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $323.94. The firm has a market cap of $74.19 billion, a PE ratio of 38.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.10.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $2.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.27 by $0.02. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 35.24% and a net margin of 12.69%. The business had revenue of $1.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.20 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.280-2.340 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.890-9.010 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Hilton Worldwide will post 9.06 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Laura Fuentes sold 7,289 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.81, for a total transaction of $2,258,205.09. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 33,458 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,365,622.98. The trade was a 17.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Chris Carr sold 439 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $310.34, for a total transaction of $136,239.26. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,252 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,560,925.68. This trade represents a 5.05% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 2.70% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilton Worldwide

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Krilogy Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 34.5% during the third quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 3,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,268,000 after purchasing an additional 992 shares during the period. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 89.1% in the third quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,398,000 after purchasing an additional 2,070 shares during the period. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 13.5% in the third quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,946 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,255,000 after purchasing an additional 470 shares during the period. Haven Capital Group Inc. grew its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Haven Capital Group Inc. now owns 12,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,120,000 after purchasing an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Burkett Asset Management Ltd acquired a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the 3rd quarter valued at $220,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Company Profile

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is a global hospitality company that develops, manages, franchises and licenses hotels, resorts and other lodging properties. The company serves business and leisure travelers through a broad portfolio of brands spanning luxury, full-service, focused-service, extended-stay and lifestyle accommodations.

Its brand portfolio includes Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Motto by Hilton and additional specialty brands.