Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT Position Trimmed by First Manhattan CO. LLC.

First Manhattan CO. LLC. decreased its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 4.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 151,915 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,825 shares during the quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. owned about 0.06% of Hilton Worldwide worth $34,568,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Boothbay Fund Management LLC acquired a new stake in Hilton Worldwide in the fourth quarter worth about $201,000. Keel Point LLC purchased a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at about $206,000. AlTi Global Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $277,000. AXA S.A. grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 126.2% in the 4th quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 54,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,557,000 after buying an additional 30,599 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 10.5% during the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $390,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at $21,404,099.40. This represents a 13.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on HLT shares. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $276.00 to $278.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Macquarie increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Dbs Bank raised Hilton Worldwide from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $264.40.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of HLT opened at $275.88 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $269.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $249.42. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $196.04 and a 52-week high of $279.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.89 billion, a PE ratio of 42.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 1.21.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $3.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.09 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 46.13% and a net margin of 13.84%.Hilton Worldwide’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous 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. Equities research analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.22%.

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.