Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) Hits New 1-Year High – What’s Next?

Shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $18.77 and last traded at $18.7450, with a volume of 1447502 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $18.24.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on HST. Barclays initiated coverage on Host Hotels & Resorts in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $19.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a report on Monday, December 29th. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $21.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, January 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Compass Point upgraded Host Hotels & Resorts from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $18.00 to $22.00 in a report on Friday, November 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $19.32.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 0.6%

The stock has a market capitalization of $12.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 2.90, a current ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $18.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.14.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last released its earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 11.11% and a net margin of 12.43%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.36 EPS. 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, Inc. will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 85.0%. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is 76.19%.

Insider Activity

In other Host Hotels & Resorts news, EVP Nathan S. Tyrrell sold 9,086 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.47, for a total value of $167,818.42. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 659,841 shares in the company, valued at $12,187,263.27. The trade was a 1.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Host Hotels & Resorts

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HST. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts during the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 234.1% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 1,339 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new position in Host Hotels & Resorts during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 98.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.