Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT Shares Acquired by J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG lifted its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 52,672 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,489 shares during the period. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $14,029,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new position in Hilton Worldwide in the 1st quarter worth $90,000. Merit Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 65.3% in the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,148,000 after purchasing an additional 1,992 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 34.2% in the first quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 3,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $729,000 after purchasing an additional 817 shares during the last quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 12.4% during the first quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 11,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,614,000 after purchasing an additional 1,267 shares during the period. Finally, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC boosted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 0.6% in the first quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 146,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,254,000 after buying an additional 830 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HLT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $296.00 to $291.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Macquarie upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Raymond James Financial increased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on Hilton Worldwide in a report on Monday, June 23rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $282.00 price objective for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.88.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of Hilton Worldwide stock opened at $258.63 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $269.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $252.14. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.04 and a fifty-two week high of $279.80. The company has a market cap of $60.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.19.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share 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 negative return on equity of 46.13% and a net margin of 13.84%.Hilton Worldwide’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $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. Equities research analysts forecast 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 was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the company’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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,404,099.40. This represents a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

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.