Hudson Way Capital Management LLC Raises Stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Hudson Way Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 36.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 365,407 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 97,785 shares during the period. Hilton Worldwide makes up approximately 8.8% of Hudson Way Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Hudson Way Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $97,322,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter valued at about $2,262,000. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2,679.0% in the first quarter. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. now owns 90,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,480,000 after acquiring an additional 86,799 shares during the period. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 31.7% during the second quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,323,000 after purchasing an additional 1,196 shares during the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter valued at approximately $228,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 52.1% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 272,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,342,000 after purchasing an additional 93,359 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $278.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 17th. Barclays upped their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $274.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $283.31.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

NYSE:HLT opened at $280.13 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $268.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $266.47. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $196.04 and a 52-week high of $287.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.11 billion, a PE ratio of 40.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.15.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarterly revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.92 EPS. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 21st will be given a $0.15 dividend. 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 dividend payout ratio is presently 8.68%.

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.