Wedbush Securities Inc. Buys Shares of 881 Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Wedbush Securities Inc. bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 881 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $235,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. lifted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 45.1% in the 2nd quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 2,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $533,000 after buying an additional 622 shares during the last quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC boosted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 119.4% in the second quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 72,293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,255,000 after acquiring an additional 39,344 shares during the period. Souders Financial Advisors bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the second quarter valued at approximately $232,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $640,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the period. Finally, Andra AP fonden acquired a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $613,000. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Down 1.8%

Hilton Worldwide stock opened at $269.98 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.20. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $265.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $261.84. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.04 and a 12-month high of $279.80.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.92 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 21st will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Hilton Worldwide’s payout ratio is presently 8.68%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilton Worldwide

In related news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $21,404,099.40. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $274.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Macquarie raised their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $311.00 to $312.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hilton Worldwide currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $277.75.

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.