Czech National Bank Has $12.58 Million Stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT)

Czech National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) by 4.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 55,262 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,405 shares during the period. Czech National Bank's holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $12,575,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in HLT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 13.2% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,898,986 shares of the company's stock worth $1,952,314,000 after acquiring an additional 919,424 shares during the period. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 7,225,495 shares of the company's stock worth $1,786,151,000 after purchasing an additional 142,620 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,910,042 shares of the company's stock worth $1,456,893,000 after purchasing an additional 67,292 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,411,500 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,090,346,000 after purchasing an additional 320,550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,399,270 shares of the company's stock worth $840,164,000 after purchasing an additional 164,461 shares during the period. 95.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Up 0.8%

NYSE HLT traded up $2.06 on Tuesday, hitting $251.19. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,676,179 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,754,124. The company's 50-day moving average is $230.45 and its 200 day moving average is $243.60. The firm has a market cap of $59.71 billion, a PE ratio of 40.84, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.23. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $195.97 and a 1-year high of $275.22.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $2.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.73 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 54.47% and a net margin of 13.74%. Hilton Worldwide's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.53 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Investors of record on Monday, May 26th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a yield of 0.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. Hilton Worldwide's payout ratio is presently 9.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on HLT shares. Mizuho restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $263.00 target price (up from $243.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Raymond James boosted their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $242.00 to $246.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $247.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $235.00 target price (down previously from $296.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $245.56.

Hilton Worldwide Profile

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.