American Century Companies Inc. Sells 161,663 Shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Key Points

• American Century Companies Inc. reduced its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. by 16.1%, selling 161,663 shares and now holding 843,001 shares valued at approximately $191.83 million.
• Recent earnings revealed that Hilton Worldwide posted an EPS of $2.20, exceeding estimates, with revenues reaching $3.14 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
• Hilton Worldwide recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, with an ex-dividend date on August 29, resulting in a 0.2% dividend yield.

American Century Companies Inc. decreased its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) by 16.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 843,001 shares of the company's stock after selling 161,663 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 0.35% of Hilton Worldwide worth $191,825,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. ORG Partners LLC raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 78.7% in the 1st quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 168 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 76.0% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 176 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 244.8% in the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company's stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. raised its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 127.1% during the 4th quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 218 shares of the company's stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter valued at $54,000. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HLT has been the subject of several recent research reports. Macquarie upped their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $276.00 to $278.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $251.00 to $241.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $296.00 to $291.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $264.40.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Hilton Worldwide stock traded up $2.2990 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $271.4490. 1,604,240 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,023,844. The company has a 50 day moving average of $264.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $248.90. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.04 and a fifty-two week high of $279.46. The stock has a market cap of $63.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.26.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.16. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 13.84% and a negative return on equity of 46.13%. The business had revenue of $3.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.09 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.91 EPS. Hilton Worldwide's revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.040 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.830-8.000 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Hilton Worldwide's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.22%.

About Hilton Worldwide

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, owning, and leasing hotels and resorts. It operates through two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership. The company engages in the hotel management and licensing of its brands. It operates luxury hotels under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand; lifestyle hotels under the Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Tempo by Hilton, and Motto by Hilton brand; full service hotels under the Signia by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and DoubleTree by Hilton brand; service hotels under the Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, and Tru by Hilton brand; all-suite hotels under the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Home2 Suites by Hilton brand; and economy hotel under the Spark by Hilton brand, as well as Hilton Grand Vacations.