Achmea Investment Management B.V. Increases Stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT)

Achmea Investment Management B.V. lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) by 40.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 36,503 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 10,452 shares during the quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V.'s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $8,307,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of HLT. Fiduciary Trust Co raised its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 7,323 shares of the company's stock worth $1,810,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 890 shares of the company's stock worth $220,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 3,017 shares of the company's stock valued at $746,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Marcum Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. Marcum Wealth LLC now owns 1,063 shares of the company's stock valued at $242,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,768 shares of the company's stock valued at $931,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HLT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Hilton Worldwide from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $235.00 price target (down previously from $296.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Monday, April 14th. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $245.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Hilton Worldwide from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $228.00 to $296.00 in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $233.00 to $232.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $249.06.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 0.3%

Hilton Worldwide stock traded up $0.75 on Monday, hitting $266.25. 3,011,379 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,787,095. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $196.04 and a 1 year high of $275.22. The firm has a market cap of $63.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.24. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $244.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $243.46.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.73 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 13.90% and a negative return on equity of 49.50%. Hilton Worldwide's revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.53 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 27th. Investors of record on Monday, May 26th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a yield of 0.23%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 23rd. Hilton Worldwide's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.46%.

About Hilton Worldwide

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.