Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. $HST Shares Bought by Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 985,608 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,219 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned about 0.14% of Host Hotels & Resorts worth $17,475,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,234,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 68.6% in the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 7,370,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,454,000 after purchasing an additional 2,999,082 shares during the last quarter. Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension acquired a new position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter valued at $23,632,000. Xponance Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 377,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,418,000 after purchasing an additional 74,211 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management boosted its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 13.7% in the 3rd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 9,838,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $167,453,000 after purchasing an additional 1,182,675 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Host Hotels & Resorts news, EVP Nathan S. Tyrrell sold 58,579 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.00, for a total value of $1,288,738.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 697,658 shares in the company, valued at $15,348,476. The trade was a 7.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HST opened at $23.65 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 7.91, a quick ratio of 7.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.09, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $20.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.40. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a twelve month low of $15.07 and a twelve month high of $23.79.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.31. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 16.40% and a return on equity of 15.15%. The business had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. Host Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.16 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 2.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. Host Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is currently 54.42%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on HST shares. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.62.

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.