Little House Capital LLC Has $1.04 Million Holdings in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT)

Little House Capital LLC cut its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,717 shares of the company’s stock after selling 73 shares during the quarter. Little House Capital LLC’s holdings in Hilton Worldwide were worth $1,041,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HLT. Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 181.1% during the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,607,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $391,640,000 after purchasing an additional 1,680,156 shares in the last quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP acquired a new stake in Hilton Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at $64,221,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 19,454.9% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 296,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,981,000 after purchasing an additional 294,937 shares in the last quarter. Darsana Capital Partners LP increased its holdings in Hilton Worldwide by 14.3% during the 3rd quarter. Darsana Capital Partners LP now owns 2,000,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $300,360,000 after purchasing an additional 250,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of Hilton Worldwide by 44.4% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 762,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,447,000 after buying an additional 234,365 shares during the period. 95.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hilton Worldwide Stock Performance

HLT stock traded down $1.81 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $202.12. 1,572,956 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,481,052. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $205.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $185.04. The company has a market cap of $50.54 billion, a PE ratio of 43.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.25. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $134.43 and a one year high of $215.79.

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.51 billion. Hilton Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 81.29% and a net margin of 11.41%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.24 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will post 7.07 EPS for the current year.

Hilton Worldwide Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on HLT shares. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $203.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. Macquarie reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $192.00 target price on shares of Hilton Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $190.00 to $237.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 28th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Hilton Worldwide from $157.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 2nd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $207.59.

Insider Activity at Hilton Worldwide

In related news, insider Christopher J. Nassetta sold 21,489 shares of Hilton Worldwide stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.68, for a total value of $4,204,967.52. Following the sale, the insider now owns 2,536,478 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 owned by company insiders.

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.