Volterra Technologies LP Buys Shares of 10,365 Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Volterra Technologies LP purchased a new position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 10,365 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,761,000. Hilton Worldwide comprises about 0.4% of Volterra Technologies LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 6,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,565,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp boosted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 93.7% during the first quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 1,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $383,000 after acquiring an additional 814 shares during the last quarter. Callan Family Office LLC grew its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 143.7% in the 1st quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,187,000 after acquiring an additional 3,077 shares during the period. Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. raised its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 91.2% in the 1st quarter. Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 1,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,000 after acquiring an additional 620 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 78,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,947,000 after purchasing an additional 5,215 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on HLT. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $278.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $274.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $283.31.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of HLT stock opened at $271.10 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $63.01 billion, a PE ratio of 39.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.15. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $268.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $266.14. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.04 and a 52 week high of $287.39.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.06. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 14.19% and a negative return on equity of 42.78%. The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.92 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities research analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.