Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Makes New $232,000 Investment in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $232,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. LRI Investments LLC increased its position in Hilton Worldwide by 84.1% in the second quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 151 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 244.8% in the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the first quarter valued at $54,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 35.0% in the second quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 33.3% in the second quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of HLT stock opened at $267.84 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $267.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $256.73. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.04 and a 12-month high of $279.80. The firm has a market cap of $62.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.19.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $3.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.92 earnings per share. The company’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. As a group, research analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Hilton Worldwide

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher W. Silcock sold 11,905 shares of Hilton Worldwide stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.40, for a total transaction of $3,207,207.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 79,451 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,404,099.40. The trade was a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HLT has been the subject of several recent research reports. Bank of America lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Barclays lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Raymond James Financial lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Macquarie boosted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $240.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One equities research 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.