HLT options flow: unusual options activity in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 28 unusual options prints in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT), $1.3M of tracked premium, leaning bullish. Bullish premium was $483K against $351K bearish; $935K went into calls and $333K into puts, a put call ratio of 0.36. The largest print was $124K of HLT 15 Jan 2027 $260 calls on 25 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 6 prints and $413K of premium. HLT closed at $313.96 on 25 September 2026, up 0.6%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 5 sessions. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | HLT 15 Jan 2027 $260 calls | Sweep | 21 | 108 | $124K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | HLT 18 Dec 2026 $300 puts | Trade | 100 | 525 | $109K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | HLT 19 Mar 2027 $300 puts | Sweep | 60 | 118 | $101K | Above ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | HLT 19 Mar 2027 $300 puts | Trade | 60 | 119 | $93K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | HLT 15 Jan 2027 $150 calls | Trade | 4 | 6 | $67K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | HLT 20 Nov 2026 $320 calls | Sweep | 53 | 6 | $62K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | HLT 15 Jan 2027 $310 calls | Trade | 21 | 222 | $48K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | HLT 21 Jan 2028 $320 calls | Trade | 9 | 62 | $42K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | HLT 21 Jan 2028 $320 calls | Trade | 9 | 62 | $42K | At bid | Neutral | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | HLT 16 Oct 2026 $310 calls | Trade | 51 | 250 | $39K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | HLT 18 Dec 2026 $320 calls | Sweep | 30 | 77 | $39K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | HLT 19 Mar 2027 $330 calls | Trade | 19 | 56 | $36K | At ask | Bullish |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2027 | 10 | $435K | 93% | -$46K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 7 | $299K | 64% | +$148K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 3 | $230K | 16% | +$27K |
| 21 Jan 2028 | 5 | $177K | 100% | +$34 |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 2 | $88K | 100% | -$36K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 1 | $39K | 100% | +$39K |
The most premium, $435K, is aimed at the 15 Jan 2027 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 16 Oct 2026.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
The last session, 25 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | HLT 15 Jan 2027 $260 calls | Sweep | 21 | 108 | $124K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | HLT 19 Mar 2027 $300 puts | Sweep | 60 | 118 | $101K | Above ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 25 Sep 2026 | HLT 15 Jan 2027 $150 calls | Trade | 4 | 6 | $67K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | HLT 20 Nov 2026 $320 calls | Sweep | 53 | 6 | $62K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | HLT 15 Jan 2027 $150 calls | Trade | 2 | 6 | $33K | At ask | Neutral |
Every print in HLT with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open HLT in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open HLT in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 12 firms, have a median of $352, 12.3% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 1 upgrade.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
- Headquarters
- McLean, Virginia
- Website
- hilton.com
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. owns, leases, manages, develops, and franchises hotels and resorts. As of February 16, 2022, the company had approximately 6,800 properties with 1 million rooms in 122 countries and territories. The company operates in North America, South America, Central America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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