Upcoming Ex-Dividend Dates for Bath & Body Works, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, and Evergy
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 19 2025
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Should l Buy HLT?
Source: NASDAQ.COM
Upcoming Ex-Dividend Dates: Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI), Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT), and Evergy Inc (EVRG) will trade ex-dividend on 11/21/25, with respective dividends of $0.20, $0.15, and $0.695 scheduled for payment on 12/5/25, 12/29/25, and 12/19/25.
Expected Stock Price Adjustments: Following the ex-dividend date, BBWI is expected to open 0.95% lower, HLT by 0.06% lower, and EVRG by 0.91% lower, based on their recent stock prices.
Dividend Yield Estimates: The estimated annualized yields for the upcoming dividends are 3.79% for Bath & Body Works, 0.22% for Hilton Worldwide, and 3.62% for Evergy, indicating varying levels of dividend stability.
Current Stock Performance: As of Wednesday trading, Bath & Body Works shares are down 1.6%, Hilton Worldwide shares are up 0.7%, and Evergy shares are down 0.5%.
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Analyst Views on HLT
Wall Street analysts forecast HLT stock price to fall
18 Analyst Rating
11 Buy
7 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 322.170
Low
253.00
Averages
292.37
High
340.00
Current: 322.170
Low
253.00
Averages
292.37
High
340.00
About HLT
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is a global hospitality company that is engaged in managing, franchising, owning and leasing hotels and resorts, and licensing its intellectual property, including brand names, trademarks and service marks. It has a portfolio of over 24 brands comprising more than 8,400 properties and more than 1.25 million rooms in 140 countries and territories. It has two segments: management and franchise and ownership. The management and franchise segment includes all the hotels it manages for third-party owners, as well as all franchised hotels that license its intellectual property (IP), and/or use its booking channels and related programs, and where it provides other contracted services to third-party owners. The ownership segment includes nightly hotel room sales, food and beverage sales and other services at its consolidated owned and leased hotels. Its brands include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, and others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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