Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. Takes Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $333,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HLT. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2.9% in the first quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 5,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,202,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 71,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,279,000 after buying an additional 817 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 4,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,123,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 10.2% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 11,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,569,000 after acquiring an additional 1,047 shares during the period. Finally, MQS Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 249.3% in the 1st quarter. MQS Management LLC now owns 3,706 shares of the company’s stock valued at $843,000 after acquiring an additional 2,645 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the company’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 approximately $21,404,099.40. This represents a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on HLT. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Macquarie lifted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Raymond James Financial upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $277.75.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Up 3.1%

NYSE:HLT opened at $273.47 on Monday. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.04 and a 52 week high of $279.80. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $265.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $260.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.56 billion, a PE ratio of 39.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.20.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.06. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 42.78% and a net margin of 14.19%.The company had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.92 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.