Hilton rises after announcing Nasdaq transfer

By Reuters News

** Hotel operator Hilton Worldwide's HLT.N shares gain 2.6% to $355.02 in premarket trading

** Co plans to transfer its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq

** CEO Chris Nassetta says a Nasdaq listing aligns with the company's growth ambitions and that the index is highly respected as the home of many of the world's most innovative companies

** Hilton shares are set to begin trading on Nasdaq under the HLT ticker on November 5

** 18 of 30 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, while the remaining 12 recommend "hold"; their median PT is $359.50, according to LSEG

** Stock up 20.5% YTD

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