Insider Selling: Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Director Sells $136,239.26 in Stock

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) Director Chris Carr sold 439 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $310.34, for a total transaction of $136,239.26. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,252 shares in the company, valued at $2,560,925.68. This represents a 5.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of HLT stock opened at $302.88 on Friday. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $253.54 and a fifty-two week high of $358.00. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $319.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $321.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $68.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.05.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $2.29 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarterly revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.20 earnings per share. 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, research analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 9.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 21st will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.81%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in Hilton Worldwide by 4.3% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 11,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,800,000 after buying an additional 479 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP boosted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 4,286.3% in the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 32,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,755,000 after acquiring an additional 31,804 shares during the period. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 29.3% during the second quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 27.6% in the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,477,000 after acquiring an additional 966 shares during the period. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Hilton Worldwide in the 2nd quarter valued at $219,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $363.00 target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Friday, August 14th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $312.00 to $316.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $379.00 to $382.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Hilton Worldwide from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, September 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Hilton Worldwide from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $365.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $354.00.

Hilton Worldwide Company Profile

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is a global hospitality company that owns, manages, franchises and licenses hotels and resorts. Its portfolio serves a range of market segments, from luxury and full-service properties to focused-service, extended-stay and lifestyle accommodations.

The company’s brands include Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites, Hampton by Hilton, Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, Tru by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection and Motto by Hilton.