Victory Capital Management Inc. Purchases 190,452 Shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST)

Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST – Get Rating) by 15.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,423,482 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 190,452 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned 0.20% of Host Hotels & Resorts worth $23,591,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of HST. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings 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 worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 795 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 1,921.5% in the 1st quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,314 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 1,249 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 131.5% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 1,130 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 146.3% in the 1st quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 976 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. 97.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HST has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.50 in a report on Thursday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 30th. Raymond James lowered their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 29th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $18.00 to $19.00 in a report on Friday, May 12th. Finally, Compass Point upgraded shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $22.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, May 5th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $20.86.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 1.6 %

NASDAQ:HST opened at $17.07 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $16.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.66. The company has a market capitalization of $12.14 billion, a PE ratio of 15.24 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 5.44 and a quick ratio of 5.44. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 1-year low of $14.51 and a 1-year high of $21.25.

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.