AGP Franklin LLC Purchases New Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

AGP Franklin LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,047 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $279,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cozad Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 24.5% during the second quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,090 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,486,000 after purchasing an additional 2,580 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 482,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,419,000 after purchasing an additional 17,346 shares during the last quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. raised its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 23.7% during the 2nd quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. now owns 5,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,403,000 after buying an additional 1,009 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 4.0% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,442,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,449,599,000 after buying an additional 208,708 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MAI Capital Management boosted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 23.2% during the second quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 2,010 shares of the company’s stock worth $535,000 after buying an additional 379 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on HLT shares. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $278.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. TD Cowen dropped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $311.00 to $312.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Hilton Worldwide currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $283.31.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

NYSE HLT opened at $274.57 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $63.82 billion, a PE ratio of 39.74, a P/E/G ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 1.20. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $264.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $263.38. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $196.04 and a 52-week high of $279.80.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.01 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 14.19% and a negative return on equity of 42.78%. Hilton Worldwide’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.92 earnings per share. 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, analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

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

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.