Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 14.0% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 453 shares of the company’s stock after selling 74 shares during the period. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $121,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Summit Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 4.3% during the first quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 2.8% during the second quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 1,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $385,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 4.4% during the second quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. KWB Wealth increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 2.0% during the second quarter. KWB Wealth now owns 2,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $569,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 1.5% during the second quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $784,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the 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 owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at $21,404,099.40. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 2.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HLT opened at $267.84 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $267.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $256.73. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.04 and a fifty-two week high of $279.80. The firm has a market cap of $62.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.19.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.06. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 14.19% and a negative return on equity of 42.78%. The firm had revenue of $3.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.01 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.92 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 21st will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 21st. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.68%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HLT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $311.00 to $312.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Macquarie upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $277.75.

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.