2,149 Shares in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) Purchased by Farringdon Capital Ltd.

Farringdon Capital Ltd. acquired a new stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 2,149 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $531,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. ShawSpring Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. ShawSpring Partners LLC now owns 314,437 shares of the company's stock worth $77,716,000 after acquiring an additional 25,017 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in Hilton Worldwide by 426.9% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 762,261 shares of the company's stock valued at $188,400,000 after purchasing an additional 617,604 shares in the last quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 11,139 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,753,000 after buying an additional 540 shares during the period. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan acquired a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the fourth quarter worth about $2,951,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd raised its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 29.0% in the fourth quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 19,006 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,698,000 after acquiring an additional 4,269 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.90% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HLT has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $232.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Susquehanna increased their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $247.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Macquarie lifted their price target on Hilton Worldwide from $248.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Barclays cut their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $287.00 to $233.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $235.00 price target (down from $296.00) on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a report on Monday, April 14th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $243.75.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Christopher J. Nassetta sold 40,653 shares of Hilton Worldwide stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.83, for a total transaction of $10,928,745.99. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 77,383 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,802,871.89. The trade was a 34.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company's stock.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

NYSE:HLT traded up $6.24 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $216.88. 909,835 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,724,560. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $194.71 and a 1 year high of $275.22. The company has a market cap of $51.97 billion, a PE ratio of 35.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.19. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $233.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $243.12.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.09. Hilton Worldwide had a net margin of 13.74% and a negative return on equity of 54.47%. On average, research analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hilton Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.28%. Hilton Worldwide's dividend payout ratio is presently 9.76%.

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.