1,366 Shares in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) Acquired by Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC

Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 1,366 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $249,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 181.1% during the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,607,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $391,640,000 after acquiring an additional 1,680,156 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,466,740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $370,455,000 after purchasing an additional 46,197 shares in the last quarter. Darsana Capital Partners LP raised its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 14.3% in the third quarter. Darsana Capital Partners LP now owns 2,000,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $300,360,000 after buying an additional 250,000 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 2.4% in the third quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 1,785,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,208,000 after buying an additional 41,165 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,674,212 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,159,000 after buying an additional 98,790 shares during the last quarter. 95.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Down 0.9 %

HLT opened at $202.12 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $205.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $184.82. The company has a market capitalization of $50.54 billion, a PE ratio of 43.94, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.25. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $134.43 and a 1-year high of $215.79.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.12. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 81.29% and a net margin of 11.41%. The company had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.51 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.24 EPS. Hilton Worldwide’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Investors of record on Friday, May 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.30%. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.04%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HLT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $199.00 to $209.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group boosted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $190.00 to $237.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 28th. Barclays increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $216.00 to $219.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. HSBC lifted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $219.00 to $254.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 3rd. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.06.

Insider Activity at Hilton Worldwide

In other Hilton Worldwide news, insider Christopher J. Nassetta sold 21,489 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.68, for a total transaction of $4,204,967.52. Following the sale, the insider now owns 2,536,478 shares in the company, valued at approximately $496,338,015.04. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.