Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC Has $33.50 Million Stock Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC lowered its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 0.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 125,792 shares of the company’s stock after selling 414 shares during the quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC owned approximately 0.05% of Hilton Worldwide worth $33,503,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. LRI Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 84.1% in the second quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 151 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 78.7% in the first quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. increased its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 244.8% in the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 35.0% in the second quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter worth approximately $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:HLT opened at $260.29 on Friday. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.04 and a 12-month high of $279.80. The stock has a market cap of $61.22 billion, a PE ratio of 39.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.19. The business has a 50 day moving average of $268.09 and a 200-day moving average of $254.45.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $3.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.09 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 46.13% and a net margin of 13.84%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.91 earnings per share. 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 expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share 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. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. Hilton Worldwide’s payout ratio is 9.22%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total value of $3,207,207.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Bank of America boosted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $223.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Raymond James Financial boosted 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, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $267.69.

Hilton Worldwide Company 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.