AQR Capital Management LLC Has $287.11 Million Stock Position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT

AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 33.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,081,602 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 268,987 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC owned 0.46% of Hilton Worldwide worth $287,111,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HLT. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide during the first quarter worth about $61,000. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 6.7% during the first quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 5,202 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,184,000 after purchasing an additional 327 shares during the period. Horizon Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 3,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $787,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 727,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,555,000 after purchasing an additional 26,007 shares during the period. Finally, Aberdeen Group plc boosted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 96.2% in the first quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 191,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,890,000 after buying an additional 93,838 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on HLT shares. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Hilton Worldwide in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $332.00 price target on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $288.00 to $285.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Truist Financial raised their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $246.00 to $253.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $286.00 to $289.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $283.31.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE:HLT opened at $280.13 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $268.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $266.47. The stock has a market cap of $65.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.54, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.15. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.04 and a 1-year high of $287.39.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last released 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 business had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.01 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.92 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide’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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast 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. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s payout ratio is 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.