Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for HST FY2025 Earnings

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) – Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Host Hotels & Resorts in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $1.95 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.91. 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.90 EPS.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.55 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 11.66% and a return on equity of 10.11%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.60 earnings per share.

Several other research firms have also commented on HST. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $20.00 to $14.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.96.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Up 2.7%

HST stock opened at $16.58 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $15.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $15.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.50 billion, a PE ratio of 17.27 and a beta of 1.31. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 12 month low of $12.22 and a 12 month high of $19.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 2.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.83%. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 83.33%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Host Hotels & Resorts

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cohen & Steers Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 8.5% in 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 purchased a new position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter valued at $807,878,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,047,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $649,076,000 after acquiring an additional 643,450 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 11.1% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 25,058,995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $356,088,000 after acquiring an additional 2,503,550 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 19,253,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $336,539,000 after acquiring an additional 350,634 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.52% of the company’s stock.

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.