Vise Technologies Inc. Takes Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Vise Technologies Inc. purchased a new stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 3,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $921,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 33.6% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $738,000 after acquiring an additional 696 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 44,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,796,000 after acquiring an additional 2,882 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT raised its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 99.8% during the second quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 1,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $513,000 after purchasing an additional 962 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 6.3% during the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 453,744 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,850,000 after purchasing an additional 27,046 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aviva PLC grew its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 35.1% in the second quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 344,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,762,000 after purchasing an additional 89,541 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total transaction of $3,207,207.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $278.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $311.00 to $312.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.75.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of NYSE:HLT opened at $269.98 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $265.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $261.84. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $196.04 and a 52-week high of $279.80. The company has a market capitalization of $62.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.20.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released 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. The business had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarterly revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.92 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

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

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.