Insider Selling: Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Insider Sells 7,289 Shares

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) insider Laura Fuentes sold 7,289 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.81, for a total transaction of $2,258,205.09. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 33,458 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,365,622.98. The trade was a 17.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HLT traded down $3.04 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $307.56. The company had a trading volume of 1,289,545 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,565,704. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $321.09 and its 200 day moving average is $321.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.22 billion, a PE ratio of 45.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.05. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $253.54 and a twelve month high of $358.00.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $2.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.27 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.32 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 12.69% and a negative return on equity of 35.24%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.20 earnings per share. 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. Equities analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 9.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of Hilton Worldwide

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Hilton Worldwide in the 2nd quarter worth about $6,271,258,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,448,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,852,650,000 after acquiring an additional 31,364 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,946,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,808,235,000 after purchasing an additional 40,343 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,294,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,808,143,000 after purchasing an additional 284,352 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the fourth quarter worth approximately $803,047,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on HLT. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $312.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Hilton Worldwide to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $359.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings lowered Hilton Worldwide from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $363.00 target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $354.00.

Hilton Worldwide Company Profile

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is a global hospitality company that owns, manages, franchises and licenses hotels and resorts. Its portfolio serves a range of market segments, from luxury and full-service properties to focused-service, extended-stay and lifestyle accommodations.

The company’s brands include Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites, Hampton by Hilton, Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, Tru by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection and Motto by Hilton.