Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Purchases New Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 200,598 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $66,290,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned approximately 0.09% of Hilton Worldwide at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Allstate Corp grew its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 100.2% during the fourth quarter. Allstate Corp now owns 16,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,791,000 after buying an additional 8,348 shares in the last quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd grew its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd now owns 15,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,309,000 after purchasing an additional 7,500 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 491,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $143,944,000 after acquiring an additional 22,249 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 1,338,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $406,989,000 after purchasing an additional 51,767 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Applied Finance Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 96.7% during the fourth quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC now owns 10,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,954,000 after acquiring an additional 5,055 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on HLT. Macquarie Infrastructure increased their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $296.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $363.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Barclays boosted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $367.00 to $368.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $359.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, China Intl Cap upgraded shares of Hilton Worldwide to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Hilton Worldwide presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $353.82.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

NYSE HLT opened at $326.76 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $330.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $321.58. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $253.54 and a one year high of $358.00. The firm has a market cap of $73.54 billion, a PE ratio of 47.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.05.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $2.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.27 by $0.02. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 12.69% and a negative return on equity of 35.24%. The company had revenue of $1.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.20 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.280-2.340 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.890-9.010 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 9.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 21st will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.81%.

Hilton Worldwide Company Profile

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is a global hospitality company that develops, owns, manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Its business spans full-service luxury and lifestyle properties, select- and focused-service hotels, and extended-stay accommodations. The company generates revenue through management and franchise fees, owned and leased real estate, and guest services, and supports customer retention and direct bookings through its Hilton Honors guest loyalty program.

Hilton’s brand portfolio includes internationally recognized names across the lodging spectrum, from luxury and upper-upscale brands to midscale and extended-stay offerings.