180 Wealth Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT)

180 Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 2.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,547 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $757,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in HLT. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 61.1% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 5,808 shares of the company’s stock worth $866,000 after acquiring an additional 2,202 shares in the last quarter. Mariner LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 11.2% in the third quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 20,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,045,000 after purchasing an additional 2,049 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 80,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,111,000 after buying an additional 961 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 46,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,967,000 after buying an additional 2,771 shares during the period. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 17.7% during the 3rd quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 11,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,733,000 after buying an additional 1,737 shares in the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Melanie Healey acquired 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $199.65 per share, with a total value of $399,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 14,938 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,982,371.70. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE HLT traded up $2.02 on Thursday, reaching $215.07. 1,722,815 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,556,052. The company has a 50 day moving average of $204.31 and a 200 day moving average of $198.54. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $140.69 and a fifty-two week high of $218.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.78 billion, a PE ratio of 46.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.30.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.51 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 11.41% and a negative return on equity of 81.29%. Hilton Worldwide’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.24 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 17th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.28%. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.04%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on HLT. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $196.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $245.00 to $242.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 23rd. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $203.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $208.00.

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.