International Assets Investment Management LLC Sells 677 Shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

International Assets Investment Management LLC reduced its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 33.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,334 shares of the company’s stock after selling 677 shares during the quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $355,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in HLT. LRI Investments LLC boosted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 84.1% in the 2nd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 151 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 244.8% in the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 35.0% during the second quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, ORG Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 33.3% during the second quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. TD Cowen dropped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 17th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective 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. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $278.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned 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 $273.31.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total transaction of $3,207,207.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

Hilton Worldwide stock opened at $274.38 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.15, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.19. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.04 and a 1-year high of $279.80. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $268.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $255.44.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $3.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 46.13% and a net margin of 13.84%.The firm’s revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.92 EPS. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s payout ratio is 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.