What Should Investors Know About Hilton Worldwide (HLT) Stock?

By Ken Smith • Friday, May 02 09:57 • Permanent Link

More and more people are talking about Hilton Worldwide over the last few weeks. Is it worth buying the Lodging stock at a price of $237.02? Only time will tell. The information below will give you a basic idea of what this investment may entail:

Hilton Worldwide has moved 18.5% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 9.3%
HLT has an average analyst rating of buy and is -3.9% away from its mean target price of $246.63 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $6.32
Hilton Worldwide has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 37.5 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $7.99 and its forward P/E ratio is 29.7
Hilton Worldwide is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 20.93 and an average P/B of 2.93
HLT has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 18.3% and gross profit margins of 0.8%
The company has a free cash flow of $1.67 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, owning, and leasing hotels and resorts. It operates in two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership. The company engages in the hotel management and licensing of its brand names, trademarks, and service marks. It operates a portfolio of luxury, lifestyle, full service, focused service, all-suites, timeshare, and economy hotels under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique, LXR Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Tempo by Hilton, Motto by Hilton, NoMad Hotels, Signia by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Graduate by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Spark by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton, LivSmart Studios by Hilton, and Hilton Grand Vacations brand names. The company has operations in North America, South America, and Central America, including various Caribbean nations; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and the Asia Pacific. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

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