Consulta Ltd Raises Holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Key Points

• Consulta Ltd increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. by 66.7%, owning 500,000 shares worth approximately $113.8 million, making it the 8th largest holding in their portfolio.
• Hilton Worldwide reported a Q2 EPS of $2.20, beating estimates by $0.16, with revenues of $3.14 billion, up 6.3% from the previous year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, which will be paid on September 30th, representing an annualized dividend of $0.60 and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

Consulta Ltd boosted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) by 66.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 500,000 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 200,000 shares during the quarter. Hilton Worldwide makes up approximately 7.7% of Consulta Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Consulta Ltd owned 0.21% of Hilton Worldwide worth $113,775,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,115,086 shares of the company's stock worth $5,714,938,000 after purchasing an additional 104,802 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,836,430 shares of the company's stock worth $1,100,530,000 after acquiring an additional 364,307 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 11.3% during the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,784,366 shares of the company's stock worth $861,132,000 after acquiring an additional 385,096 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 30.0% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,140,782 shares of the company's stock worth $487,135,000 after acquiring an additional 494,224 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 18.9% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,691,871 shares of the company's stock worth $384,985,000 after acquiring an additional 268,889 shares in the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 owned 79,451 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $21,404,099.40. This represents 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. Insiders own 2.60% of the company's stock.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

HLT stock traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $275.89. The company's stock had a trading volume of 462,069 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,982,807. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $196.04 and a 1 year high of $279.73. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $270.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $249.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.40, a PEG ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 1.21.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $3.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.09 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.91 EPS. The business's revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 forecast that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

HLT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $276.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Macquarie increased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Bank of America increased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Truist Financial increased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $296.00 to $291.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report 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's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $264.40.

Hilton Worldwide Company 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.