Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST – Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $23.9531.
A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $26.25 target price on Host Hotels & Resorts in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st.
Insider Activity at Host Hotels & Resorts
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Host Hotels & Resorts
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HST. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts during the third quarter worth approximately $1,234,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 68.6% during the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 7,370,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,454,000 after purchasing an additional 2,999,082 shares in the last quarter. Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension purchased a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts during the fourth quarter worth approximately $23,632,000. Waterloo Capital L.P. increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 543.6% during the fourth quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 166,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,958,000 after purchasing an additional 140,932 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 24.5% during the third quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 377,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,418,000 after purchasing an additional 74,211 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.52% of the company’s stock.
Host Hotels & Resorts Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ HST opened at $25.01 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 7.91 and a current ratio of 7.91. The company has a market cap of $17.13 billion, a PE ratio of 17.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $20.08. Host Hotels & Resorts has a fifty-two week low of $15.11 and a fifty-two week high of $25.36.
Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 15.15% and a net margin of 16.40%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share. Host Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.16 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Host Hotels & Resorts will post 2.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. Host Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is 54.42%.
About Host Hotels & Resorts
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and managing premium lodging properties. The company’s portfolio predominantly comprises luxury and upper-upscale hotels and resorts operated under leading global brands. Through strategic acquisitions, dispositions and capital investments, Host Hotels & Resorts seeks to enhance long-term value by aligning property-level operating performance with broader market trends in hospitality demand.
The company’s holdings span major urban, resort and conference destinations across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
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