Leavell Investment Management Inc. Purchases 46 Shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Leavell Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 4.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,112 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 46 shares during the quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $296,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 59.8% in the 2nd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 139 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC raised its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 35.0% in the 2nd quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, ORG Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 33.3% in the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 224 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $278.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $274.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein increased 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. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Hilton Worldwide presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $277.75.

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 dated 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 completion of the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

HLT stock opened at $266.09 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $267.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $257.32. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.04 and a fifty-two week high of $279.80. The firm has a market cap of $61.85 billion, a PE ratio of 38.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.19.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.06. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 14.19% and a negative return on equity of 42.78%. The company had revenue of $3.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.92 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s payout ratio is presently 8.68%.

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.