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

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) is expected to release its Q1 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, April 30th. Analysts expect Host Hotels & Resorts to post earnings of $0.56 per share and revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter. Host Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.820-1.910 EPS.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.37 billion. On average, analysts expect Host Hotels & Resorts to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of HST opened at $13.82 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $9.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.96 and a beta of 1.26. Host Hotels & Resorts has a fifty-two week low of $12.22 and a fifty-two week high of $19.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a current ratio of 1.91. The business has a 50-day moving average of $14.88 and a 200 day moving average of $16.68.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.79%. Host Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio is currently 80.81%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 17th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Compass Point lowered shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Monday, March 10th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Raymond James reduced their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $19.10.

About Host Hotels & Resorts

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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