Hilton Worldwide Holdings Insiders Added US$1.40m Of Stock To Their Holdings

Multiple insiders secured a larger position in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) shares over the last 12 months. This is reassuring as this suggests that insiders have increased optimism about the company's prospects.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Independent Director Judith McHale made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$1.0m worth of shares at a price of US$211 each. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of US$215. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider purchases were made at close to current prices.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Does Hilton Worldwide Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Hilton Worldwide Holdings insiders own about US$942m worth of shares (which is 1.9% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Hilton Worldwide Holdings Insiders?

The fact that there have been no Hilton Worldwide Holdings insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Hilton Worldwide Holdings insiders think the business has merit. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Our analysis shows 2 warning signs for Hilton Worldwide Holdings (1 can't be ignored!) and we strongly recommend you look at these before investing.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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