Rothschild Investment LLC Lowers Holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT)

Rothschild Investment LLC lessened its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) by 22.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 33,153 shares of the company's stock after selling 9,486 shares during the quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC's holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $7,544,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in HLT. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 194.8% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,633 shares of the company's stock worth $651,000 after purchasing an additional 1,740 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 24.2% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 953,938 shares of the company's stock valued at $232,098,000 after acquiring an additional 185,765 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 225,661 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,774,000 after buying an additional 4,846 shares during the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the fourth quarter valued at $1,138,000. Finally, NewEdge Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 16.8% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 7,120 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,760,000 after buying an additional 1,023 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on HLT. Mizuho reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $263.00 price objective (up from $243.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Raymond James increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Evercore ISI dropped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $245.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Susquehanna raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $247.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $251.00 to $241.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $245.56.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of HLT stock traded up $0.68 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $249.12. 1,878,892 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,754,432. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $230.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $243.60. The company has a market cap of $59.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.51, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.23. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $195.97 and a 12-month high of $275.22.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.73 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 54.47% and a net margin of 13.74%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.53 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 26th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a yield of 0.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. Hilton Worldwide's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.