Zacks Research Comments on Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:HST)

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research note issued to investors on Monday, September 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.95 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.94. The consensus estimate for Host Hotels & Resorts’ current full-year earnings is $1.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Host Hotels & Resorts’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.94 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Host Hotels & Resorts from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 13th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Compass Point lowered shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $18.00 in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.00.

Host Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of HST stock opened at $17.38 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.04, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.32. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.20. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 1 year low of $14.92 and a 1 year high of $21.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 4.55 and a quick ratio of 4.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. TD Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 236,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,596,000 after buying an additional 11,518 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 121.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 87,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,707,000 after purchasing an additional 48,146 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,229,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,940,000 after purchasing an additional 48,709 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Host Hotels & Resorts by 13.5% in the fourth quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 104,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,031,000 after purchasing an additional 12,445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal London Asset Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 331,157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,448,000 after purchasing an additional 12,547 shares during the period. 98.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.60%. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 78.43%.

About Host Hotels & Resorts

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc is an S&P 500 company and is the largest lodging real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. The Company currently owns 72 properties in the United States and five properties internationally totaling approximately 42,000 rooms.