Findlay Park Partners LLP Decreases Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Findlay Park Partners LLP cut its holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 505,674 shares of the company’s stock after selling 18,200 shares during the quarter. Findlay Park Partners LLP’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $134,681,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of HLT. Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the second quarter valued at $30,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 132.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 128 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 59.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the second quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, LRI Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 84.1% during the second quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 151 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on HLT. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $278.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Barclays lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Truist Financial upped their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $246.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $283.31.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of Hilton Worldwide stock opened at $285.87 on Thursday. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.04 and a 52 week high of $287.31. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $265.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $264.38. The company has a market capitalization of $66.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.37, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.20.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.06. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 42.78% and a net margin of 14.19%.The company had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.92 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.940-2.030 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 21st will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s payout ratio is currently 8.68%.

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.