Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for HST Earnings

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.51 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.52. 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 $0.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.83 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Compass Point downgraded shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $20.00 to $18.00 in a report on Monday, March 10th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, May 16th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $18.90.

Host Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of HST stock opened at $14.83 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $14.34 and a 200-day moving average of $16.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.90, a current ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 12-month low of $12.22 and a 12-month high of $19.37. The firm has a market cap of $10.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.98 and a beta of 1.29.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.08. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 10.37%. The company had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.55 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.60 EPS. Host Hotels & Resorts’s quarterly revenue was up 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.39%. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is currently 83.33%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Host Hotels & Resorts

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cohen & Steers Inc. increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 50,002,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $876,115,000 after purchasing an additional 3,932,928 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter valued at about $807,878,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,047,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $649,076,000 after purchasing an additional 643,450 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 11.1% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 25,058,995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $356,088,000 after purchasing an additional 2,503,550 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 19,253,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $336,539,000 after purchasing an additional 350,634 shares during the last quarter. 98.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Host Hotels & Resorts

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.