Sage Mountain Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Sage Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 2,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $768,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA now owns 3,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $850,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. L2 Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC now owns 1,084 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. RMR Wealth Builders raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 2,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 2,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $680,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $413,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $304.00 to $322.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $253.00 to $307.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $297.00 to $330.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Mizuho lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $266.00 to $321.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $309.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $328.95.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE HLT opened at $328.93 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $308.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $289.44. The company has a market cap of $75.26 billion, a PE ratio of 53.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.11. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $201.15 and a twelve month high of $333.86.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $2.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.02 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 40.24% and a net margin of 12.10%.The business’s revenue was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.76 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.490-8.610 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.910-1.970 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. Hilton Worldwide’s payout ratio is 9.80%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher J. Nassetta sold 114,289 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.47, for a total transaction of $36,283,328.83. Following the transaction, the insider owned 36,445 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,570,194.15. The trade was a 75.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hilton Worldwide Profile

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is a global hospitality company that develops, owns, manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Its business spans full-service luxury and lifestyle properties, select- and focused-service hotels, and extended-stay accommodations. The company generates revenue through management and franchise fees, owned and leased real estate, and guest services, and supports customer retention and direct bookings through its Hilton Honors guest loyalty program.

Hilton’s brand portfolio includes internationally recognized names across the lodging spectrum, from luxury and upper-upscale brands to midscale and extended-stay offerings.