Laura Fuentes Sells 7,289 Shares of Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) Stock

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) insider Laura Fuentes sold 7,289 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.81, for a total value of $2,258,205.09. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 33,458 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,365,622.98. The trade was a 17.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Hilton Worldwide Price Performance

NYSE:HLT traded down $3.04 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $307.56. The stock had a trading volume of 1,289,545 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,565,704. The stock has a market cap of $69.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.16, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.05. The business’s 50 day moving average is $321.09 and its 200 day moving average is $321.78. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $253.54 and a fifty-two week high of $358.00.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $2.29 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.32 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 12.69% and a negative return on equity of 35.24%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.20 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.280-2.340 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.890-9.010 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 9.06 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.81%.

Institutional Trading of Hilton Worldwide

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Hilton Worldwide in the second quarter worth $6,271,258,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,733,669,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the 4th quarter worth about $803,047,000. Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the 2nd quarter valued at about $663,882,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Hilton Worldwide in the second quarter valued at about $437,227,000. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $312.00 to $316.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 10th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $359.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. China Intl Cap upgraded shares of Hilton Worldwide to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $319.00 to $332.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $353.00 to $345.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $354.00.

About Hilton Worldwide

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is a global hospitality company that owns, manages, franchises and licenses hotels and resorts. Its portfolio serves a range of market segments, from luxury and full-service properties to focused-service, extended-stay and lifestyle accommodations.

The company’s brands include Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites, Hampton by Hilton, Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, Tru by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection and Motto by Hilton.