Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc

HLT in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Hilton manages, franchises and leases hotels and resorts through two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership, earning fees from brand licensing and operating results from owned properties. It runs a portfolio of brands spanning luxury, lifestyle, full-service, focused-service, all-suites and timeshare properties, including Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, DoubleTree, Hampton and Hilton Grand Vacations, alongside its Hilton Honors loyalty programme. It operates across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
Where it sits in the stack
Hilton carries no seat in our index's technology layers; it sits in the consumer discretionary sleeve of our universe, within the lodging and hospitality sector, alongside other branded hotel operators.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group has no listed set for Hilton; the comparison the market draws is with other global hotel operators such as Marriott International.
Why Closelook tracks it
Hilton holds a seat in the S&P 500 but does not yet carry a Closelook score, and the diary has recorded no quotes or editions on it so far.
What the diary watches
Whether the balance between fee-based management and franchise income and owned-property performance shifts as travel demand and occupancy patterns change.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for HLT, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: price target by Truist, 2026-09-10

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for HLT from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Truist — target 316 from 312 Target raised to $316 from $312 (+2.4% to spot) 2026-09-10

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Lodging · United States · 3 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Lodging · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against HLT on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · last 0.15 USD on 2024-05-16

Dividends and capital return

What HLT pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months No cash distribution in the last twelve months earlier distributions show in the price series, see the years below
  • Last distribution 0.15 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2024-05-16
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.15 USD (partial) · 2024: 0.30 USD first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-16

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT)?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc trades as HLT on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is HLT in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does HLT trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -5.5% vs the 50-day and -3.6% vs the 200-day average, 15.5% below the 52-week high and +19.5% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc do?

Hilton manages, franchises and leases hotels and resorts through two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership, earning fees from brand licensing and operating results from owned properties. It runs a portfolio of brands spanning luxury, lifestyle, full-service, focused-service, all-suites and timeshare properties, including Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, DoubleTree, Hampton and Hilton Grand Vacations, alongside its Hilton Honors loyalty programme. It operates across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Closelook's peer group has no listed set for Hilton; the comparison the market draws is with other global hotel operators such as Marriott International.

Where does Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Hilton carries no seat in our index's technology layers; it sits in the consumer discretionary sleeve of our universe, within the lodging and hospitality sector, alongside other branded hotel operators. Hilton holds a seat in the S&P 500 but does not yet carry a Closelook score, and the diary has recorded no quotes or editions on it so far.

Does Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc’s price series over the last twelve months. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Truist on 2026-09-10 (target 316 from 312). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for HLT, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Lodging, then Consumer Cyclical. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.