Should You Invest in the Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ)?
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 03 2024
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Should l Buy HLT?
Source: NASDAQ.COM
Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF Overview: The Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ) is a passively managed fund that provides exposure to the Consumer Discretionary - Leisure and Entertainment sector, with assets over $243 million and an expense ratio of 0.58%. It aims to match the performance of the Dynamic Leisure & Entertainment Intellidex Index.
Performance and Holdings: Year-to-date, PEJ has increased by 13.52% and 24.25% over the past year, with a high risk profile indicated by a beta of 1.36. The ETF's top holdings include Sysco Corp, Hilton Worldwide, and Royal Caribbean Cruises, representing about 44.51% of total assets.
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Analyst Views on HLT
Wall Street analysts forecast HLT stock price to fall
18 Analyst Rating
11 Buy
7 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 328.910
Low
253.00
Averages
292.37
High
340.00
Current: 328.910
Low
253.00
Averages
292.37
High
340.00
About HLT
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is a global hospitality company, which is engaged in managing, franchising and leasing hotels and resorts, and licensing its intellectual property (IP), including brand names, trademarks and service marks. The Company operates through two segments, which include management and franchise and ownership. The management and franchise segment includes all the hotels it manages for third-party owners, as well as all properties that license its intellectual property (IP), and/or use its booking channels and related programs, and where it provides other contracted services. The ownership segment includes nightly hotel room sales, food and beverage sales and other services at its consolidated hotels. It also includes approximately 46 hotels consisting of 15,287 total rooms. Its brands include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, NoMad, Signia by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts and others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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