29,952 Shares in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) Bought by Fox Run Management L.L.C.

Fox Run Management L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 29,952 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $525,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Freedom Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 21,594 shares of the company's stock valued at $380,000 after acquiring an additional 625 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 24,404 shares of the company's stock worth $428,000 after purchasing an additional 634 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 74,014 shares of the company's stock worth $1,297,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC lifted its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 13,281 shares of the company's stock valued at $233,000 after buying an additional 899 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meridian Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC now owns 77,830 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,364,000 after buying an additional 977 shares during the last quarter. 98.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HST has been the topic of several recent research reports. Compass Point downgraded Host Hotels & Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Raymond James reduced their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $16.00 to $15.00 in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $19.54.

Host Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:HST traded down $0.26 during trading on Friday, reaching $14.27. 8,374,575 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,430,127. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $16.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $17.23. The firm has a market cap of $9.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.41 and a beta of 1.30. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 12-month low of $14.15 and a 12-month high of $20.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a current ratio of 1.91.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.29. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 10.37%. The company had revenue of $1.43 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Host Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio is presently 80.81%.

Host Hotels & Resorts Profile

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.