Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Purchases 255 Shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 11.3% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,512 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 255 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $669,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in HLT. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide in the first quarter worth about $90,000. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 65.3% during the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,148,000 after purchasing an additional 1,992 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter worth $208,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 21.2% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $305,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter valued at about $2,341,000. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $282.00 price target for the company. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays decreased their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $288.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Saturday, September 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hilton Worldwide has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.69.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HLT opened at $258.01 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $268.89 and its 200 day moving average is $252.63. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $196.04 and a 1 year high of $279.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.19.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.16. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 13.84% and a negative return on equity of 46.13%. The business had revenue of $3.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.09 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.91 EPS. Hilton Worldwide’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.040 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.830-8.000 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th were 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 of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,404,099.40. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.