Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) has received a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating from 13 research firms. The stock has a 1-year target price of $18.3750. Recent analyst actions include upgrades and target price increases from Wells Fargo, Compass Point, JPMorgan Chase, and Truist Financial. The company reported Q3 earnings of $0.35 per share, beating estimates. Host Hotels & Resorts declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20, with a yield of 4.5%. Institutional investors have been actively trading the stock.

Shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the thirteen research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $18.3750.

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Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Host Hotels & Resorts to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Compass Point raised Host Hotels & Resorts from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from $18.00 to $22.00 in a report on Friday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd.

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Host Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of Host Hotels & Resorts stock opened at $17.79 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.20, a quick ratio of 2.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The company's 50-day moving average price is $16.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.38. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 52 week low of $12.22 and a 52 week high of $19.36. The stock has a market cap of $12.23 billion, a PE ratio of 18.93 and a beta of 1.36.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.02. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 9.90%. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.36 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. Host Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.030-2.030 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Host Hotels & Resorts will post 1.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were given a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. Host Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio is 76.19%.

Institutional Trading of Host Hotels & Resorts

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HST. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 953.5% during the second quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 1,675 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 1,516 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 79.6% during the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,773 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 786 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 50.0% in the 2nd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,073 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 691 shares during the period. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. 98.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Host Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the management of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Brazil, and Canada. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

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