Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT Stock Sold by TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lessened its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 14.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 219,906 shares of the company’s stock after selling 37,231 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $69,446,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HLT. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the second quarter worth $6,271,258,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 0.7% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,946,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,808,235,000 after buying an additional 40,343 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the 2nd quarter valued at $663,882,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 13.5% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 2,043,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $603,733,000 after buying an additional 242,916 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 1,374,729 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,293,000 after buying an additional 36,303 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HLT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Freedom Broker assumed coverage on Hilton Worldwide in a report on Wednesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $359.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $332.00 to $336.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 12th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $359.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Hilton Worldwide from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $365.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded shares of Hilton Worldwide to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $355.09.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE:HLT traded up $1.97 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $344.95. The company had a trading volume of 1,701,355 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,517,395. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $253.54 and a 12-month high of $358.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.65, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $318.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $324.61.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $2.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.32 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 35.24% and a net margin of 12.69%. Hilton Worldwide’s revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.20 EPS. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.280-2.340 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.890-9.010 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 9.07 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 21st were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.81%.

Insider Activity at Hilton Worldwide

In other Hilton Worldwide news, Director Chris Carr sold 439 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.34, for a total value of $136,239.26. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,252 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,560,925.68. This represents a 5.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Laura Fuentes sold 7,289 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.81, for a total transaction of $2,258,205.09. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 33,458 shares in the company, valued at $10,365,622.98. The trade was a 17.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 2.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Hilton Worldwide

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is a global hospitality company that develops, manages, franchises and licenses hotels, resorts and other lodging properties. The company serves business and leisure travelers through a broad portfolio of brands spanning luxury, full-service, focused-service, extended-stay and lifestyle accommodations.

Its brand portfolio includes Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Motto by Hilton and additional specialty brands.