Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. ( HLT ) will begin trading ex-dividend on November 24, 2015. A cash dividend payment of $0.07 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 30, 2015. Shareholders who purchased HLT prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. At the current stock price of $23.52, the dividend yield is 1.19%.
The previous trading day's last sale of HLT was $23.52, representing a -25.57% decrease from the 52 week high of $31.60 and a 12.37% increase over the 52 week low of $20.93.
HLT is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Las Vegas Sands Corp. ( LVS ) and Marriott International ( MAR ). HLT's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.75. Zacks Investment Research reports HLT's forecasted earnings growth in 2015 as 22.57%, compared to an industry average of 2.7%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the HLT Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to HLT through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have HLT as a top-10 holding:
- First Trust IPOX-100 Index Fund ( FPX )
- PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio ( PXSG )
- PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio ( PRFZ ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PXSG with an decrease of -3.54% over the last 100 days. FPX has the highest percent weighting of HLT at 2.7%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
