ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. Decreases Holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. trimmed its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 40,035 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,150 shares during the quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $10,663,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in HLT. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the 1st quarter valued at about $90,000. Merit Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 65.3% during the 1st quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,148,000 after buying an additional 1,992 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 34.2% during the 1st quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 3,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $729,000 after buying an additional 817 shares in the last quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 12.4% in the 1st quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 11,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,614,000 after purchasing an additional 1,267 shares during the period. Finally, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC lifted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 0.6% in the first quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 146,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,254,000 after purchasing an additional 830 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $282.00 price objective for the company. Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $261.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Macquarie raised their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $296.00 to $291.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.88.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Hilton Worldwide stock opened at $258.63 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $269.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $252.14. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.04 and a fifty-two week high of $279.80. The company has a market capitalization of $60.83 billion, a PE ratio of 39.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.19.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.16. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 13.84% and a negative return on equity of 46.13%. The firm had revenue of $3.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.09 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.91 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.040 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.830-8.000 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.22%.

Insider Transactions at Hilton Worldwide

In related news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of Hilton Worldwide stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,404,099.40. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Hilton Worldwide

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.