Coldstream Capital Management Inc. Has $521,000 Stock Holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT)

Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,860 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 93 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $521,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of HLT. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 3,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $564,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Drive Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $255,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Raymond James Trust N.A. raised its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 3,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $576,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 29,824 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,431,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 0.6% in the third quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 15,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,354,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Down 2.2 %

HLT opened at $200.03 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $205.36 and a 200 day moving average of $191.54. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $134.43 and a 12 month high of $215.79. The company has a market cap of $50.02 billion, a PE ratio of 43.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.26.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $2.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.51 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 81.29% and a net margin of 11.41%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.24 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Investors of record on Friday, May 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.30%. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is presently 13.04%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on HLT shares. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $176.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 25th. Bank of America upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 15th. Barclays lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $216.00 to $219.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 25th. Finally, Macquarie restated a “neutral” rating and set a $192.00 price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Wednesday, April 24th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Hilton Worldwide presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $207.59.

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.