Carmignac Gestion Raises Stock Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

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Carmignac Gestion grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) by 24.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,363 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,413 shares during the period. Carmignac Gestion's holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $2,813,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ORG Partners LLC raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its stake 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 in the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. lifted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 127.1% in the 4th quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 218 shares of the company's stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in Hilton Worldwide in the 1st quarter worth approximately $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial boosted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Dbs Bank raised shares of Hilton Worldwide from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Monday, June 23rd. They set an "overweight" rating and a $282.00 price target for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $264.40.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilton Worldwide

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of Hilton Worldwide stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total value of $3,207,207.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at $21,404,099.40. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

NYSE HLT traded up $8.1870 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $277.3770. 1,578,622 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,564,406. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.04 and a 1-year high of $279.46. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $266.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $249.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.24 billion, a PE ratio of 42.61, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.26.

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

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

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

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.