After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Hilton Opens More Rooms in Fourth Quarter Than Any Quarter in Its History, Achieves Record Year of Signings.
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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Lodging industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $188.45 and fluctuated between $189.84 as its day high and $187.85 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is $48.33B. A total of 1.31 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.54M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, HLT has seen 1 BUY and 3 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 4,685 and the disposition of 17,130 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 52 BUYs and 15 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 402,832 shares during that period but sold 231,664.
In the most recent transaction, Silcock Christopher W sold 10,863 shares of HLT for 166.61 per share on Nov 16. After the transaction, the insider now owns 58,256 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 16, Duffy Michael W sold 6,267 shares at 166.25 per share. HLT shares that the insider owns now total 19,780.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Campbell Kristin Ann disposed of 8,286 shares on Sep 11 at a per-share price of $154.03. This resulted in the insider holding 230,097 shares of HLT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Fuentes Laura sold 12,513 shares at $141.42 per share on Jun 12. Company shares held by the insider now total 5,270.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.60, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.32%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.03. HLT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/16/2023 when it declared a $0.15 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/29/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/29/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/24/2023. The HLT stock dividend was $0.15 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for HLT in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $178.14 with high estimates of $204.00 and low estimates of $145.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HLT has a high of $187.60 and a low of $129.86.
As of this writing, HLT has an earnings estimate of $1.56 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.63 per share and a lower estimate of $1.49. The company reported an EPS of $1.63 in the last quarter, which was 3.80% higher than expectations of $1.57.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. HLT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.43B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $9.78B in debt and $3.02B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$6.84, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$819.00M.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HLT is Buy with a score of 3.82.
