Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Buys New Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Key Points

• Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC has acquired 2,129 shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. valued at approximately $485,000, marking a new investment during the first quarter.
• Over 95% of Hilton's stock is now owned by institutional investors and hedge funds, significantly indicating strong interest in the company.
• Hilton Worldwide recently posted quarterly earnings showing an EPS of $2.20, exceeding expectations, and a revenue increase of 6.3% year-over-year.

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,129 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $485,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of HLT. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter worth $353,985,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 23,543.6% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,053,557 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,397,370,000 after purchasing an additional 1,049,101 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 30.0% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,140,782 shares of the company's stock valued at $487,135,000 after purchasing an additional 494,224 shares during the last quarter. SurgoCap Partners LP acquired a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the fourth quarter valued at $109,492,000. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC boosted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 11.3% during the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,784,366 shares of the company's stock valued at $861,132,000 after purchasing an additional 385,096 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Hilton Worldwide

In related news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total transaction of $3,207,207.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 2.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Hilton Worldwide stock opened at $272.20 on Friday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $271.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $249.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.02 billion, a PE ratio of 41.81, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 1.21. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.04 and a 52 week high of $279.81.

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

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on HLT shares. Macquarie lifted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Bank of America raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Raymond James Financial raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Hilton Worldwide from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $228.00 to $296.00 in a report on Monday, May 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $264.40.

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.

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