Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT Shares Sold by KBC Group NV

KBC Group NV lowered its position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 46,851 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,549 shares during the quarter. KBC Group NV’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $12,478,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in HLT. Summit Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC increased its position in Hilton Worldwide by 2.8% during the second quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 1,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $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% during the second quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC lifted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 10.3% in the second quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 439 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KWB Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. KWB Wealth now owns 2,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $569,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on HLT shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Robert W. Baird cut their target price 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. Barclays increased their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Macquarie increased their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $277.75.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total value of $3,207,207.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,404,099.40. This represents a 13.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 2.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HLT opened at $269.33 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $265.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $262.17. The company has a market cap of $62.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.98, a PEG ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.20. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $196.04 and a one year high of $279.80.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted 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 firm had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.01 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.92 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue 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. As a group, analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

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

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.