Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT)’s latest performance is not what we had anticipated

On Friday, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) opened higher 0.14% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $238.47. Price fluctuations for HLT have ranged from $146.36 to $239.53 over the past 52 weeks.

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Annual sales at Consumer Cyclical sector company grew by 10.86% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 13.37% at the time writing. With a float of $241.15 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $253.49 million.

Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 178000 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 30.21%, operating margin of 21.32%, and the pretax margin is 16.45%.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) Insider Updates

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Lodging industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is 2.14%, while institutional ownership is 96.79%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 13 ’24, was worth 1,067,423. In this transaction an insider of this company sold 4,919 shares at a rate of $217.00, taking the stock ownership to the 15,949 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Sep 13 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 4,919 for $217.00, making the entire transaction worth $1,067,443.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) Performance Highlights and Predictions

If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 6/30/2024, the company posted 1.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 1.67) by 0. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.77 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 13.37% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 14.97% during the next five years compared to 11.53% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 5.45. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 34.23.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 4.72, a number that is poised to hit 1.85 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 8.08 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT)

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) saw its 5-day average volume 1.15 million, a negative change from its year-to-date volume of 1.56 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 83.21%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 3.22.

During the past 100 days, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc’s (HLT) raw stochastic average was set at 97.36%, which indicates a significant increase from 91.15% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 9.83% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 19.79% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $222.43, while its 200-day Moving Average is $208.61. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $240.07 in the near term. At $241.34, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $242.67. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $237.47, it is likely to go to the next support level at $236.14. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $234.87.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE: HLT) Key Stats

There are currently 250,046K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 58.85 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 10,235 M according to its annual income of 1,141 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 2,951 M and its income totaled 421,000 K.