Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Has $1.89 Million Stock Holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its position in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST – Get Rating) by 1.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 117,941 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,267 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts were worth $1,892,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of HST. Profund Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 14,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the last quarter. Czech National Bank increased its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 83,720 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,344,000 after purchasing an additional 663 shares during the last quarter. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 96.7% in the 4th quarter. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 795 shares during the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 194,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,119,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenleaf Trust grew its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 43,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,000 after purchasing an additional 836 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on HST. Raymond James decreased their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 29th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 3rd. Compass Point upgraded Host Hotels & Resorts from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $22.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 5th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $18.00 to $19.00 in a research report on Friday, May 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $20.86.

Host Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:HST opened at $17.04 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $16.38 and its 200-day moving average is $16.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 5.44 and a current ratio of 5.44. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 52 week low of $14.51 and a 52 week high of $21.25. The firm has a market cap of $12.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.21 and a beta of 1.29.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 15th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($0.23). Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 15.42% and a return on equity of 11.83%. The firm had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.29 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 1.92 earnings per share for the current year.

About Host Hotels & Resorts

(Get Rating)

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.