What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for HLT FY2025 Earnings?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Hilton Worldwide in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $7.76 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $7.74. The consensus estimate for Hilton Worldwide’s current full-year earnings is $7.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilton Worldwide’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.63 EPS.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.09. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 54.47% and a net margin of 13.74%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on HLT. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $232.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Mizuho reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $263.00 target price (up from $243.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $247.00 to $277.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $219.00 to $226.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $254.53.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of HLT opened at $225.49 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $250.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $244.68. Hilton Worldwide has a one year low of $193.86 and a one year high of $275.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.67, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HLT. Noble Wealth Management PBC acquired a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Hilton Worldwide in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Groupama Asset Managment grew its position in Hilton Worldwide by 37.8% in the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 15,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 4,118 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Christopher J. Nassetta sold 40,653 shares of Hilton Worldwide stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.83, for a total value of $10,928,745.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 77,383 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,802,871.89. The trade was a 34.44 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.27%. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.76%.

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.