Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT Stock Holdings Lowered by Vident Advisory LLC

Key Points

• Vident Advisory LLC reduced its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 22.4%, owning 23,224 shares after selling 6,689 shares in Q1, with a total value of $5,285,000.
• Analyst upgrades for Hilton Worldwide include Raymond James raising the price target from $275 to $300, while Jefferies increased it from $228 to $296, indicating a generally positive outlook.
• Hilton Worldwide declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, corresponding to an annualized yield of 0.2%, with a payout ratio of 9.22%.

Vident Advisory LLC lessened its holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) by 22.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,224 shares of the company's stock after selling 6,689 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC's holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $5,285,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. ORG Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 78.7% in the 1st quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 168 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 76.0% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 176 shares of the company's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 244.8% during the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter valued at $54,000. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC grew its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 13,150.0% during the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 265 shares of the company's stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Hilton Worldwide

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total transaction of $3,207,207.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 2.60% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of HLT traded down $1.07 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $274.94. 1,235,712 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,987,534. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $196.04 and a 12 month high of $279.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 1.21. The business's 50-day moving average price is $270.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $249.67.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.16. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 46.13% and a net margin of 13.84%.The firm had revenue of $3.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.09 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.91 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

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 given a dividend of $0.15 per share. 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 payout ratio 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.