If you are looking for the best ideas for your portfolio you may want to consider some of Pershing Square Capital Management’s top stock picks. Pershing Square, an investment management firm, is bullish on Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) stock. In its Q2 2019 investor letter – you can download a copy here – the firm discussed its investment thesis on Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) stock. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) is an hospitality company.
On August 13, 2019, Pershing Square had released its Q2 2019 investor letter. The investment firm said that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) was one of the biggest contributors to its performance for the first six months of 2019. The stock has posted a return of -2.4% in the trailing one year period, underperforming fund’s benchmark the S&P 500 Index which returned 22% in the same period. This suggests that the investment firm was wrong in its decision. On a year-to-date basis, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) stock has fallen by 17.7%.
Last month, we published an article revealing Pershing Square’s bullish investment thesis on Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) stock in its Q2 2020 investor letter. This suggests that the investment firm has been bullish for a long time on Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT).
Pershing Square fund posted a return of 45.3% during the first half of 2019, outperforming fund’s benchmark the S&P 500 Index which returned 18.5% in the same period. Let’s take a look at comments made by Pershing Square about Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in the Q2 2019 investor letter.
“Hilton’s most recent quarterly results continue to reinforce our view that the company’s robust value proposition and assetlight, fee-based business model should allow the company to compound earnings per share at a mid-to-high teens’ growth rate for years to come. This past quarter, Hilton grew units more than 7%, contributing to 8% franchised and management revenue growth, 11% EBITDA growth and 21% earnings per share growth (helped by a lower effective tax rate and fewer shares outstanding). Revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) grew 1.4% this quarter, which outperformed the industry, as Hilton continues to gain share in a subdued market environment. Reflecting the asset-light nature of its business model, Hilton modestly increased its 2019 guidance for EBITDA and EPS growth despite lowering the high-end of its RevPAR growth (from +1-3% to +1-2%) due to modestly weakening conditions in the US and China.
We believe that the combination of Hilton’s fee-based business model, large unit development pipeline, substantial share buyback program, and superb management team continue to be under-appreciated by the market as Hilton can achieve strong earnings per share growth even in a weaker environment for revenue per available room. While Hilton’s shares have appreciated 33% this year, the shares currently trade at 23 times consensus analyst estimates for 2019 earnings, a discount to the historical average, and below our estimate of the company’s intrinsic value based upon its high-quality, predictable cashflow stream and strong future growth potential.”
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In Q1 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) stock decreased by about 25% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers don’t seem to agree with Hilton’s growth potential. Our calculations showed that Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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