Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Sells 4,255 Shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lowered its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 2.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 159,217 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,255 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $42,406,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH purchased a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,240,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 2nd quarter valued at $253,000. State of Wyoming boosted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $413,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 26.1% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $112,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the second quarter valued at about $221,000. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of NYSE HLT opened at $285.98 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $269.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $266.94. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.04 and a 1-year high of $287.39. The firm has a market cap of $66.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.15.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.92 earnings per share. 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. Analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 21st will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.68%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on HLT shares. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $246.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $311.00 to $312.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $278.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 17th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $285.31.

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.