National Pension Service Acquires 12,304 Shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT)

National Pension Service lifted its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 522,669 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 12,304 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned approximately 0.20% of Hilton Worldwide worth $95,173,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2.9% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 56,634 shares of the company's stock worth $8,505,000 after acquiring an additional 1,586 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the third quarter valued at approximately $846,000. Graypoint LLC acquired a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the third quarter valued at approximately $220,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co acquired a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the third quarter valued at approximately $174,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 5.8% during the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 5,228 shares of the company's stock valued at $785,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.90% of the company's stock.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of HLT traded up $3.09 on Thursday, reaching $203.48. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,468,343 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,489,255. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $134.43 and a twelve month high of $215.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.88 billion, a PE ratio of 44.23, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $205.42 and a 200-day moving average of $187.68.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.12. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 11.41% and a negative return on equity of 81.29%. The company had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.51 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.24 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 17th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 16th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.29%. Hilton Worldwide's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.04%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HLT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $216.00 to $219.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $196.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $190.00 to $237.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $176.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, April 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $203.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $207.59.

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.