Capital Fund Management S.A. Has $11.59 Million Holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST)

Capital Fund Management S.A. boosted its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST - Free Report) by 1,798.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 661,462 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 626,628 shares during the quarter. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned about 0.09% of Host Hotels & Resorts worth $11,589,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 24,404 shares of the company's stock valued at $428,000 after purchasing an additional 634 shares during the period. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 74,014 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,297,000 after buying an additional 746 shares in the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 13,281 shares of the company's stock worth $233,000 after buying an additional 899 shares during the period. Meridian Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC now owns 77,830 shares of the company's stock worth $1,364,000 after acquiring an additional 977 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its position in Host Hotels & Resorts by 94.9% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 2,035 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 991 shares in the last quarter. 98.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Host Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HST traded up $0.24 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $13.65. The company had a trading volume of 2,255,356 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,754,810. The firm has a market cap of $9.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.78 and a beta of 1.26. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $15.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.79. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a one year low of $12.22 and a one year high of $19.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a current ratio of 1.91.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $1.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.37 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 10.37%. On average, research analysts predict that Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Host Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is 80.81%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on HST. Compass Point downgraded shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Host Hotels & Resorts from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $16.00 to $15.00 in a research report on Friday, March 21st. UBS Group decreased their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Raymond James reduced their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. 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. According to MarketBeat.com, Host Hotels & Resorts has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $19.17.

Host Hotels & Resorts Profile

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.