31,955 Shares in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. $HLT Acquired by Wealthfront Advisers LLC

Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 31,955 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,560,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in HLT. Allstate Corp lifted its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 100.2% during the 4th quarter. Allstate Corp now owns 16,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,791,000 after purchasing an additional 8,348 shares in the last quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd now owns 15,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,309,000 after buying an additional 7,500 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 491,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,944,000 after acquiring an additional 22,249 shares in the last quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 96.7% during the 4th quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC now owns 10,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,954,000 after acquiring an additional 5,055 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 1,338,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $406,989,000 after purchasing an additional 51,767 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on HLT shares. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Hilton Worldwide from $350.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. HSBC raised their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $353.00 to $387.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $320.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Hilton Worldwide from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $353.82.

Hilton Worldwide Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of NYSE HLT opened at $334.73 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $75.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.05. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $253.54 and a 1-year high of $358.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $330.69 and its 200 day moving average is $321.33.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $2.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.02. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 35.24% and a net margin of 12.69%.The business had revenue of $1.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.20 earnings per share. Hilton Worldwide’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, analysts forecast that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 9.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 21st will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 21st. Hilton Worldwide’s payout ratio is presently 8.81%.

Hilton Worldwide Company Profile

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is a global hospitality company that develops, owns, manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Its business spans full-service luxury and lifestyle properties, select- and focused-service hotels, and extended-stay accommodations. The company generates revenue through management and franchise fees, owned and leased real estate, and guest services, and supports customer retention and direct bookings through its Hilton Honors guest loyalty program.

Hilton’s brand portfolio includes internationally recognized names across the lodging spectrum, from luxury and upper-upscale brands to midscale and extended-stay offerings.