Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT Shares Acquired by Leavell Investment Management Inc.

Leavell Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,112 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 46 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $296,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HLT. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 3.9% in 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. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 46.7% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 2,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,000 after purchasing an additional 662 shares during the period. Perigon Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 7.8% during the 1st quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $259,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 29.3% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 36,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,171,000 after acquiring an additional 8,208 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 25.1% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 179,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,757,000 after purchasing an additional 35,962 shares in the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $274.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Truist Financial increased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $246.00 to $253.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Hilton Worldwide has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.75.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Down 0.6%

HLT opened at $266.09 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $61.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.19. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.04 and a 52 week high of $279.80. The business’s 50 day moving average is $267.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $257.32.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share 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 $3.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.01 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.92 EPS. The company’s 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. Equities 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s payout ratio is 8.68%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilton Worldwide

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

Hilton Worldwide Company 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.