Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Purchases Shares of 158,394 Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 158,394 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $39,149,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.07% of Hilton Worldwide as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Noble Wealth Management PBC bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, OFI Invest Asset Management bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company's stock.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HLT traded down $0.11 during trading on Friday, hitting $248.15. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,149,709 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,753,937. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $230.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $243.60. The company has a market capitalization of $58.99 billion, a PE ratio of 40.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.23. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $195.97 and a fifty-two week high of $275.22.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.11. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 13.74% and a negative return on equity of 54.47%. The business had revenue of $2.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.73 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.53 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a yield of 0.23%. Hilton Worldwide's dividend payout ratio is presently 9.46%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on HLT. Mizuho reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $263.00 price objective (up previously from $243.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $247.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $251.00 to $241.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Evercore ISI decreased their price target on 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. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Hilton Worldwide from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $228.00 to $296.00 in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hilton Worldwide has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $245.56.

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.