Pacer Advisors Inc. Trims Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Pacer Advisors Inc. trimmed its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 82.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,688 shares of the company’s stock after selling 56,773 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $3,554,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,448,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,852,650,000 after purchasing an additional 31,364 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,294,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,808,143,000 after purchasing an additional 284,352 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,946,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,808,235,000 after purchasing an additional 40,343 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 10.3% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,092,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,462,778,000 after buying an additional 475,896 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,823,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $811,089,000 after buying an additional 55,228 shares during the period. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on HLT. Truist Financial raised their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $307.00 to $312.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $363.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $322.00 to $320.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $360.00 to $371.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $353.05.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of Hilton Worldwide stock opened at $321.92 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $72.45 billion, a PE ratio of 47.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $333.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $319.68. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $253.54 and a one year high of $358.00.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $2.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.27 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.32 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 12.69% and a negative return on equity of 35.24%. The company’s revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.20 EPS. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.280-2.340 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.890-9.010 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 9.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 21st will be given 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, August 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.81%.

Hilton Worldwide Company Profile

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is a global hospitality company that develops, owns, manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Its business spans full-service luxury and lifestyle properties, select- and focused-service hotels, and extended-stay accommodations. The company generates revenue through management and franchise fees, owned and leased real estate, and guest services, and supports customer retention and direct bookings through its Hilton Honors guest loyalty program.

Hilton’s brand portfolio includes internationally recognized names across the lodging spectrum, from luxury and upper-upscale brands to midscale and extended-stay offerings.