Savant Capital LLC Has $2.16 Million Stock Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Savant Capital LLC reduced its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 36.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,115 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,645 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $2,161,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs acquired a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the 1st quarter valued at $2,262,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 8.1% in the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,836,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,530,000 after buying an additional 364,307 shares in the last quarter. Malaga Cove Capital LLC bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter worth about $316,000. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2,679.0% during the first quarter. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. now owns 90,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,480,000 after buying an additional 86,799 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DRW Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter worth approximately $228,000. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total value of $3,207,207.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 79,451 shares in the company, valued at $21,404,099.40. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 2.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:HLT opened at $274.58 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.74, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.20. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.04 and a 1-year high of $279.80. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $265.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $261.31.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.92 EPS. Hilton Worldwide’s revenue 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, equities analysts predict that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on HLT. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research report on Friday, October 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $274.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Raymond James Financial upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $277.75.

Hilton Worldwide Company 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.