GAM Holding AG Has $15.05 Million Stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

GAM Holding AG trimmed its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 12.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 56,507 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,305 shares during the period. Hilton Worldwide comprises approximately 1.1% of GAM Holding AG’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. GAM Holding AG’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $15,050,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs acquired a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter worth about $2,262,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 8.1% in the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,836,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,530,000 after buying an additional 364,307 shares during the period. Malaga Cove Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the 1st quarter valued at about $316,000. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2,679.0% in the 1st quarter. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. now owns 90,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,480,000 after buying an additional 86,799 shares during the period. Finally, Pelham Capital Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 6.1% in the 1st quarter. Pelham Capital Ltd. now owns 125,975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,666,000 after buying an additional 7,248 shares during the period. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Bank of America raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $274.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price target 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.75.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:HLT opened at $260.09 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.45 billion, a PE ratio of 37.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.19. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $267.33 and its 200 day moving average is $258.03. 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 posted 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. 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.92 EPS. Hilton Worldwide’s revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. Research analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Hilton Worldwide

In other 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 transaction of $3,207,207.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 2.60% of the stock is owned by company 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.