How to buy Hilton Worldwide stock

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is a lodging business based in the US. Hilton Worldwide shares (HLT) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Hilton Worldwide employs 173,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.6 billion.

How to buy shares in Hilton Worldwide

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Hilton Worldwide. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: HLT. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Hilton Worldwide reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Hilton Worldwide, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Hilton Worldwide. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Hilton Worldwide share price

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Hilton Worldwide shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-24.

52-week range	USD$44.3 - USD$122.31
50-day moving average	USD$109.5003
200-day moving average	USD$98.6718
Wall St. target price	USD$116.89
PE ratio	646.3077
Dividend yield	USD$0.15 (0.13%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.182

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Hilton Worldwide financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	2.88%
Gross profit TTM	USD$980 million
Return on assets TTM	0.18%
Return on equity TTM	0%
Profit margin	-44.69%
Book value	$-0.104
Market capitalisation	USD$33.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Hilton Worldwide shares

There are currently 9.6 million Hilton Worldwide shares held short by investors – that's known as Hilton Worldwide's "short interest". This figure is 1.3% down from 9.7 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Hilton Worldwide shares can be evaluated.

Hilton Worldwide's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Hilton Worldwide's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Hilton Worldwide shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Hilton Worldwide shares traded daily (recently around 2.8 million). Hilton Worldwide's SIR currently stands at 3.41. In other words for every 100,000 Hilton Worldwide shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3410 shares are currently held short.

However Hilton Worldwide's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Hilton Worldwide shares, or, against the total number of tradable Hilton Worldwide shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Hilton Worldwide's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Hilton Worldwide shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0351% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Hilton Worldwide shares, roughly 35 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Hilton Worldwide.

Find out more about how you can short Hilton Worldwide stock.

Hilton Worldwide's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Hilton Worldwide.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Hilton Worldwide's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 15.29

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Hilton Worldwide's overall score of 15.29 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 19th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Hilton Worldwide is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Hilton Worldwide's environmental score

Environmental score: 7.61/100

Hilton Worldwide's social score

Social score: 6.63/100

Hilton Worldwide's governance score

Governance score: 1.54/100

Hilton Worldwide's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Hilton Worldwide scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Hilton Worldwide has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	15.29
Total ESG percentile	18.74
Environmental score	7.61
Social score	6.63
Governance score	1.54
Level of controversy	2

Have Hilton Worldwide's shares ever split?

Hilton Worldwide's shares were split on a 1000:2052 basis on 4 January 2017. So if you had owned 2052 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1000 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Hilton Worldwide shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 105.2% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Hilton Worldwide shares which in turn could have impacted Hilton Worldwide's share price.

Hilton Worldwide share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Hilton Worldwide's shares have ranged in value from as little as $44.3 up to $122.31. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Hilton Worldwide's is 1.2935. This would suggest that Hilton Worldwide's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Hilton Worldwide overview

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a hospitality company, owns, leases, manages, develops, and franchises 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 hotels under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Signia by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Curio Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Motto by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton, Hilton Grand Vacations, and Tempo by Hilton brands. The company operates in North America, South America, and Central America, including various Caribbean nations; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and the Asia Pacific. As of December 15, 2020, the company had approximately 6,300 properties with approximately 971,000 rooms in 118 countries and territories. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Hilton Worldwide is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.927% of Hilton Worldwide shares are held by insiders and 101.692% by institutions.

• How many people work for Hilton Worldwide?

  Latest data suggests 173,000 work at Hilton Worldwide.

• When does the fiscal year end for Hilton Worldwide?

  Hilton Worldwide's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Hilton Worldwide based?

  Hilton Worldwide's address is: 7930 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA, United States, 22102

• What is Hilton Worldwide's ISIN number?

  Hilton Worldwide's international securities identification number is: US43300A2033

• What is Hilton Worldwide's CUSIP number?

  Hilton Worldwide's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 43300A104