Ethic Inc. Sells 8,613 Shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Ethic Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 31.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 18,831 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,613 shares during the quarter. Ethic Inc.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $5,000,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HLT. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,054,000 after buying an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the 1st quarter valued at about $217,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 44.3% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,507 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,253,000 after purchasing an additional 1,691 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 46.7% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 2,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,000 after purchasing an additional 662 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 32.2% in the 1st quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $263,000 after purchasing an additional 281 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on HLT shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Raymond James Financial boosted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $278.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hilton Worldwide presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $277.75.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Down 2.8%

NYSE:HLT opened at $267.41 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $62.89 billion, a PE ratio of 38.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.19. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.04 and a twelve month high of $279.80. The company’s 50 day moving average is $267.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $255.88.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $3.12 billion for 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 44.55%. Hilton Worldwide’s revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.92 EPS. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 21st will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. 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 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.