Hilton Worldwide Holdings's (NYSE:HLT) short percent of float has risen 20.38% since its last report, with 4.85 million shares sold short. This represents 1.89% of all regular shares available for trading. Short interest can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. Hilton's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 6.64%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.