Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT Shares Sold by Marshall Wace LLP

Marshall Wace LLP lessened its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 13.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,007,725 shares of the company’s stock after selling 150,587 shares during the quarter. Marshall Wace LLP owned about 0.43% of Hilton Worldwide worth $268,397,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of HLT. Veltria Advisors Corp. acquired a new position in Hilton Worldwide in the second quarter valued at $246,000. Great Diamond Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the 2nd quarter worth about $203,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 12,935.7% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 167,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,579,000 after purchasing an additional 166,094 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 8.8% in the 2nd quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 7,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,048,000 after acquiring an additional 620 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 116.8% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $760,000 after acquiring an additional 1,537 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on HLT. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $246.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Tuesday. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $285.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $311.00 to $312.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Hilton Worldwide currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $283.31.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of NYSE HLT opened at $273.32 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $63.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.55, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.15. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.04 and a twelve month high of $287.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $267.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $265.44.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 14.19% and a negative return on equity of 42.78%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.92 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s payout ratio is presently 8.68%.

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.