Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT), while reporting higher third-quarter results above market estimates, on Wednesday issued fourth-quarter outlook, and raised fiscal 2025 adjusted earnings view.
In the pre-market activity, Hilton shares were gaining around 3.33 percent to trade at $275.
For the fourth quarter, net income is projected to be between $441 million and $462 million, and earnings per share between $1.87 and $1.96. Adjusted earnings per share is expected to be between $1.94 and $2.03.
The Wall Street analysts on average expect the company to report earnings of $2 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
The company projects adjusted EBITDA between $906 million and $936 million.
System-wide comparable RevPAR, on a currency neutral basis, for the quarter is projected to increase approximately 1 percent, compared to last year.
Further, for fiscal 2025, Hilton now expects net income between $1.604 billion and $1.625 billion, and earnings per share of $6.71 to $6.80. Adjusted earnings per share is now expected to be between $7.97 and $8.06.
The firm previously expected earnings per share on a reported basis between $6.82 and $6.99, and adjusted earnings per share between $7.83 and $8.00.
Analysts expect $8.01 per share in earnings for the year.
Adjusted EBITDA is now projected to be between $3.69 billion and $3.72 billion, compared to previous estimate of $3.65 billion and $3.71 billion.
System-wide comparable RevPAR, on a currency neutral basis, is currently projected to be flat to an increase of 1.0 percent compared to 2024.
The company previously expected system-wide comparable RevPAR to be flat to an increase of 2 percent on a currency neutral basis.
In the third quarter, Hilton's earnings came in at $420 million or $1.78 per share, compared with $344 million or $1.38 per share last year.
Adjusted earnings were $498 million or $2.11 per share for the period, compared to $1.92 last year. Analysts had expected the company to earn $2.06 per share.
The company's revenue for the period rose 8.8 percent to $3.120 billion from $2.867 billion last year. The Street expected revenues of $3.01 billion for the quarter.
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