Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s FY2026 Earnings (NYSE:HLT)

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) – Zacks Research raised their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Hilton Worldwide in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 22nd. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $8.87 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $8.78. The consensus estimate for Hilton Worldwide’s current full-year earnings is $7.06 per share.

HLT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Macquarie restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $192.00 price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $157.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 2nd. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $210.00 to $212.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $201.78.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

NYSE:HLT opened at $204.70 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $51.45 billion, a PE ratio of 47.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.25. Hilton Worldwide has a one year low of $134.43 and a one year high of $215.79. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $205.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $184.32.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.11. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 11.15% and a negative return on equity of 94.46%. The business had revenue of $2.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.61 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.59 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Hilton Worldwide

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Putnam Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Putnam Investments LLC now owns 3,826,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,680,000 after purchasing an additional 216,219 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the fourth quarter valued at about $475,073,000. Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in Hilton Worldwide by 181.1% during the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,607,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $391,640,000 after buying an additional 1,680,156 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Hilton Worldwide by 1.9% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,466,740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $370,455,000 after buying an additional 46,197 shares during the period. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc boosted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 16.2% during the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 2,074,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $377,745,000 after purchasing an additional 288,587 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilton Worldwide

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher J. Nassetta sold 21,489 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.68, for a total transaction of $4,204,967.52. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 2,536,478 shares in the company, valued at approximately $496,338,015.04. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 22nd. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.29%. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.86%.

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.