Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Host Hotels & Resorts in a report issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Host Hotels & Resorts' current full-year earnings is $1.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Host Hotels & Resorts' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.79 EPS.
A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on HST. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective 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. Raymond James dropped their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Compass Point lowered Host Hotels & Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $20.00 to $18.00 in a report on Monday, March 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $20.12.
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Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:HST traded down $0.23 during trading on Friday, reaching $15.07. The company had a trading volume of 5,699,273 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,018,947. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $16.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $17.38. Host Hotels & Resorts has a fifty-two week low of $14.47 and a fifty-two week high of $21.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.22 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.91 and a quick ratio of 2.90.
Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.37 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 10.37% and a net margin of 12.26%.
Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors 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 5.31%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Host Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is currently 80.81%.
Institutional Trading of Host Hotels & Resorts
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. National Pension Service acquired a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 202.6% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,625 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 1,088 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 94.9% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 2,035 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 991 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter worth about $45,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.52% of the company's stock.
About Host Hotels & Resorts
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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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