Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft Acquires New Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft acquired a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 15,947 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,243,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter valued at about $314,000. Artemis Investment Management LLP lifted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP now owns 163,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,155,000 after buying an additional 6,146 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,836,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,530,000 after buying an additional 364,307 shares in the last quarter. Malaga Cove Capital LLC bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter valued at about $316,000. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter valued at about $217,000. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

HLT stock opened at $266.18 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $271.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $250.59. The company has a market capitalization of $62.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.21. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $196.04 and a 12 month high of $279.80.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $3.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.09 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 13.84% and a negative return on equity of 46.13%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.91 EPS. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.040 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.830-8.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast 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 Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued 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 29th. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is 9.22%.

Insider Activity at Hilton Worldwide

In related news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total value of $3,207,207.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 2.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HLT has been the topic of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial raised their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $282.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.88.

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.