Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) will likely be releasing its earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, February 19th. Analysts expect Host Hotels & Resorts to post earnings of $0.15 per share and revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter. Persons that are interested in participating in the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Host Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

HST stock traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $16.39. 4,884,956 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,533,193. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $17.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $17.47. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 1-year low of $15.71 and a 1-year high of $21.31. The company has a market cap of $11.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.91 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a quick ratio of 2.90, a current ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.88%. Host Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio is 77.67%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on HST. UBS Group lowered their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. StockNews.com cut Host Hotels & Resorts from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $20.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $20.96.

Host Hotels & Resorts Company 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.