Oarsman Capital Inc. Has $502,000 Stock Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Oarsman Capital Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 19.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,885 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 310 shares during the quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $502,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of HLT. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 46.7% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 2,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,000 after purchasing an additional 662 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 244.8% during the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Alta Advisers Ltd bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter worth about $270,000. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 4.0% during the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 34,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,964,000 after acquiring an additional 1,336 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keybank National Association OH raised its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 0.8% during the first quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 14,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,271,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was 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. This represents a 13.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on HLT. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective 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. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Barclays raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hilton Worldwide currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $277.75.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of Hilton Worldwide stock opened at $259.95 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $267.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $258.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 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.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $3.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.01 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 42.78% and a net margin of 14.19%.The business’s revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.92 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. Analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st will be given 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 presently 8.68%.

About Hilton Worldwide

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.