Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Trims Holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC decreased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 11.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,100 shares of the company’s stock after selling 144 shares during the quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $293,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of HLT. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 58.2% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $452,000 after purchasing an additional 731 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,054,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. purchased a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter worth $213,000. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $790,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Everhart Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $784,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on HLT. Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $276.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $282.00 price objective for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.69.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilton Worldwide

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

Hilton Worldwide Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE HLT opened at $259.32 on Friday. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.04 and a 52 week high of $279.80. The stock has a market cap of $60.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.83, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.19. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $267.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $253.30.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.16. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 13.84% and a negative return on equity of 46.13%. The company had revenue of $3.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.09 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.91 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.040 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.830-8.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.22%.

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.