IFC Advisors LLC Grows Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

IFC Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 5.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,326 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the quarter. IFC Advisors LLC’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $353,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs purchased a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter valued at $2,262,000. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter valued at $314,000. Artemis Investment Management LLP increased its position in Hilton Worldwide by 3.9% during the first quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP now owns 163,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,155,000 after acquiring an additional 6,146 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in Hilton Worldwide by 8.1% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,836,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,530,000 after acquiring an additional 364,307 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Malaga Cove Capital LLC bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter valued at $316,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total value of $3,207,207.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,404,099.40. This represents a 13.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

HLT stock opened at $263.62 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $62.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.49, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.19. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $267.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $253.84. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $196.04 and a one year high of $279.80.

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

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is 9.22%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HLT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Bank of America upped their price target 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. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $288.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Macquarie upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $276.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.69.

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.