Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT Holdings Boosted by Cozad Asset Management Inc.

Cozad Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 24.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,090 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,580 shares during the period. Cozad Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $3,486,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs acquired a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter worth $2,262,000. Malaga Cove Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter worth about $316,000. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2,679.0% during the 1st quarter. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. now owns 90,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,480,000 after acquiring an additional 86,799 shares during the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 31.7% in the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,323,000 after acquiring an additional 1,196 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DRW Securities LLC bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter worth approximately $228,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on HLT shares. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target 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. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $311.00 to $312.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $283.31.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Up 3.9%

HLT stock opened at $274.57 on Friday. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.04 and a twelve month high of $279.80. The company has a market cap of $63.82 billion, a PE ratio of 39.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 1.20. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $264.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $263.38.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.06. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 42.78% and a net margin of 14.19%.The company had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.92 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

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

Hilton Worldwide Company 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.