Caxton Associates LLP Buys New Shares in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 17,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,960,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HLT. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 81.9% during the fourth quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,000 after acquiring an additional 657 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 8.6% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 31,659 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,825,000 after acquiring an additional 2,516 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 890 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fiduciary Trust Co lifted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 7,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,810,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilton Worldwide

In other news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of Hilton Worldwide 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 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of NYSE HLT opened at $272.20 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $64.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.21. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.04 and a 12-month high of $279.81. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $271.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $249.69.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $3.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.09 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 46.13% and a net margin of 13.84%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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, equities analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on HLT. Jefferies Financial Group raised Hilton Worldwide from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $228.00 to $296.00 in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Barclays cut their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $296.00 to $291.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $276.00 to $278.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Truist Financial upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Raymond James Financial increased their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. One investment 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hilton Worldwide has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $264.40.

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.