HLT’s short interest shows a sharp rise on 2025-09-15

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc shares valued at $3,207,207 were sold by Silcock Christopher W on Aug 21 ’25. At $269.40 per share, Silcock Christopher W sold 11,905 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 79,451 shares worth approximately $20.67 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Silcock Christopher W purchased 11,905 shares, netting a total of over 3,207,221 in proceeds.

Before that, Silcock Christopher W had sold 2,914 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $785,440, the insider traded Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc shares for $269.54 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,914 shares, worth approximately $18.32 million.

As published in their initiating research note from JP Morgan on June 23, 2025, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc [HLT] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $282. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of April 14, 2025, Goldman has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for HLT. Earlier on February 05, 2025, Mizuho downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for HLT stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.

Analyzing HLT Stock Performance

On last trading session, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc [NYSE: HLT] rose 0.02% to $260.1. The stock’s lowest price that day was $260.075, but it reached a high of $264.15 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.46%. Over the course of the year, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 11.87%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $279.80 on 09/05/25 and a 52-week low of $196.04 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 258.70, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 257.31. In the upper region, resistance lies at 262.82. The next price resistance is at 265.55. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.63 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.84 million shares to 8.09 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 7.26 million shares. A jump of 10.33% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.84 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.84.

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In terms of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 288 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.74% from the previous closing price of $260.06. Analysts anticipate Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc stock to reach 300 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 286. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025.

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