Waterloo Capital L.P. Invests $293,000 in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Waterloo Capital L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $293,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in HLT. Summit Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 4.3% in the first quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC grew its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 1,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $385,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC raised its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock worth $256,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC raised its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 10.3% in the 2nd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 439 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, KWB Wealth lifted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. KWB Wealth now owns 2,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $569,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Hilton Worldwide stock opened at $284.83 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $264.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $264.23. The firm has a market cap of $66.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.20. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.04 and a 52 week high of $285.97.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.92 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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 predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on HLT. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Raymond James Financial upped their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Barclays upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Hilton Worldwide presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $283.31.

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.