Hazelview Securities Inc. Raises Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Hazelview Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 60.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 81,139 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 30,669 shares during the quarter. Hilton Worldwide accounts for approximately 3.9% of Hazelview Securities Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Hazelview Securities Inc.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $22,148,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $676,201,000. Jennison Associates LLC raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 22.4% in the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 4,631,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,233,612,000 after acquiring an additional 847,353 shares in the last quarter. Winslow Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 62.6% in the second quarter. Winslow Capital Management LLC now owns 1,894,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,532,000 after acquiring an additional 729,295 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 126.3% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,138,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,173,000 after purchasing an additional 635,220 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter worth $97,505,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on HLT. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $311.00 to $312.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $285.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Two equities research 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hilton Worldwide currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $283.31.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of HLT stock opened at $280.13 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $65.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.54, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $268.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $266.47. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.04 and a twelve month high of $287.39.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 14.19% and a negative return on equity of 42.78%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.92 EPS. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 21st will be 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 of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.