Vontobel Holding Ltd. Has $7.98 Million Stock Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Vontobel Holding Ltd. reduced its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 29,943 shares of the company’s stock after selling 359 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $7,975,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in HLT. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 58.2% during the first 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 in the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 78.6% during the first quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $736,000 after buying an additional 1,424 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 1.3% during the first quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 8,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,995,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 3.9% during the first 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. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 285.5% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 319,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,658,000 after buying an additional 236,475 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on HLT shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $282.00 target price on the stock. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $276.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted 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 note on Tuesday, September 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Hilton Worldwide currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.69.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Up 0.0%

HLT stock opened at $260.12 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $61.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.96, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.19. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.04 and a 12-month high of $279.80. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $267.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $253.13.

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

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Hilton Worldwide

In related news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total value of $3,207,207.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.