Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.820-1.910 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.950. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.0 billion-$6.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.8 billion.

Host Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 2.5 %

NASDAQ HST traded down $0.42 on Friday, reaching $16.34. The stock had a trading volume of 17,225,811 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,056,027. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.51 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 has a 12-month low of $15.71 and a 12-month high of $21.31. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $17.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.47.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.29. Host Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 10.31% and a net margin of 12.26%. The firm had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Host Hotels & Resorts will post 1.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Host Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is 80.81%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HST has been the topic of several recent research reports. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. UBS Group cut 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. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Raymond James decreased their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $20.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $20.54.

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.