Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) Shares Purchased by Xponance Inc.

Xponance Inc. increased its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT - Free Report) by 4.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 48,287 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,018 shares during the quarter. Xponance Inc.'s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $11,935,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Hilton Worldwide during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $765,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 194.8% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,633 shares of the company's stock valued at $651,000 after purchasing an additional 1,740 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 24.2% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 953,938 shares of the company's stock valued at $232,098,000 after purchasing an additional 185,765 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 225,661 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,774,000 after purchasing an additional 4,846 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,090,950 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,012,069,000 after purchasing an additional 121,900 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.90% of the company's stock.

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Hilton Worldwide Trading Down 1.3 %

HLT traded down $3.13 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $228.78. 4,380,558 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,526,549. The company has a market capitalization of $55.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.20, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.29. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $193.86 and a 52-week high of $275.22. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $252.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $244.28.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) 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%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. Hilton Worldwide's dividend payout ratio is currently 9.76%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HLT has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $232.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Macquarie upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $248.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $265.00 to $274.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $270.00 to $287.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Hilton Worldwide from $219.00 to $226.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $254.53.

Insider Transactions at Hilton Worldwide

In other news, insider Christopher J. Nassetta sold 40,653 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.83, for a total value of $10,928,745.99. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 77,383 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,802,871.89. This trade represents a 34.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 2.50% of the company's stock.

Hilton Worldwide Profile

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.