TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Has $2.09 Million Holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,773 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 354 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $2,090,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide in the 1st quarter valued at about $2,262,000. Malaga Cove Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the 1st quarter valued at about $316,000. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2,679.0% during the 1st quarter. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. now owns 90,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,480,000 after acquiring an additional 86,799 shares during the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC grew 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 worth $1,323,000 after purchasing an additional 1,196 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DRW Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the first quarter worth approximately $228,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on HLT shares. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $278.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $285.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $283.31.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of Hilton Worldwide stock opened at $274.57 on Friday. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $196.04 and a one year high of $279.80. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $264.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $263.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 1.20.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released 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. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 42.78% and a net margin of 14.19%.The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.01 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.92 earnings per share. The business’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 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 issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.