4,972 Shares in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT Purchased by Scientech Research LLC

Key Points

• Scientech Research LLC acquired 4,972 shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. valued at approximately $1,131,000 during the first quarter, indicating growing institutional interest in the company.
• Other significant investors such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Vanguard Group Inc. have also increased their stakes in Hilton, showing a 30% and 0.4% rise respectively in their shareholdings.
• Hilton recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, reflecting a 0.2% dividend yield, amidst solid quarterly performance with a reported EPS of $2.20, exceeding analysts' estimates.

Scientech Research LLC bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,972 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,131,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in HLT. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 2,933 shares of the company's stock worth $725,000 after purchasing an additional 426 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 81.9% during the fourth quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,459 shares of the company's stock worth $361,000 after purchasing an additional 657 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 15.7% during the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 19,798 shares of the company's stock worth $4,893,000 after purchasing an additional 2,693 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 31,659 shares of the company's stock worth $7,825,000 after purchasing an additional 2,516 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 890 shares of the company's stock worth $220,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company's stock.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of NYSE HLT traded down $2.82 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $274.98. 863,152 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,411,902. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.24, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 1.21. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $271.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $249.99. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.04 and a twelve month high of $279.80.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $3.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.09 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 46.13% and a net margin of 13.84%.Hilton Worldwide's quarterly revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.91 earnings per share. 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 predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 (DPR) is presently 9.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HLT has been the topic of several research reports. Macquarie upped their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays cut their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $296.00 to $291.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Bank of America upped their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Jefferies Financial Group raised Hilton Worldwide from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the company from $228.00 to $296.00 in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. One research 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. According to data from MarketBeat, Hilton Worldwide has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $264.40.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,404,099.40. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.60% of the company's stock.

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.