Twin Tree Management LP Buys New Shares in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Key Points

• Twin Tree Management LP purchased 3,662 shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. for approximately $975,000 in the 2nd quarter, highlighting continuing interest from institutional investors in the company.
• Insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares valued at over $3.2 million, decreasing his ownership by 13.03%.
• Hilton Worldwide recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15, reflecting a 0.2% yield and a low payout ratio of 9.22%, signaling financial stability.

Twin Tree Management LP bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 3,662 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $975,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LRI Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 84.1% during the 2nd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 151 shares of the company's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 78.7% during the 1st quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 168 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC lifted 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 during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. lifted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 35.0% during the 2nd quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 216 shares of the company's stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.90% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total value of $3,207,207.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 79,451 shares of the company's stock, valued at $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Down 2.9%

HLT stock opened at $257.45 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $60.55 billion, a PE ratio of 39.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.19. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $268.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $254.22. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.04 and a 52 week high of $279.80.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. Hilton Worldwide's payout ratio is 9.22%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HLT has been the subject of several research reports. Bank of America raised 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. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Macquarie lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $276.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $267.88.

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.

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