Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT Shares Purchased by Federated Hermes Inc.

Federated Hermes Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 3,833.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 78,359 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 76,367 shares during the quarter. Federated Hermes Inc.’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $20,870,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the second quarter worth about $676,201,000. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 22.4% during the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 4,631,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,233,612,000 after purchasing an additional 847,353 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the first quarter valued at approximately $97,505,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 30.2% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,720,594 shares of the company’s stock valued at $391,521,000 after purchasing an additional 398,827 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Hilton Worldwide by 210.8% during the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 202,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,834,000 after buying an additional 384,535 shares in the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Monday. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $285.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $332.00 price target for the company. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $291.00 to $282.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two investment 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hilton Worldwide has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $283.31.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of HLT stock opened at $269.20 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.15. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.04 and a fifty-two week high of $287.39. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $267.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $266.11.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 last year, the company posted $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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.970-8.060 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

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

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.