Corient Private Wealth LP Increases Holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. $HST

Key Points

• Corient Private Wealth increased its Host Hotels & Resorts stake by 50% in the second quarter, acquiring 74,455 additional shares for a total holding valued at approximately $5.36 million. Institutional investors collectively own 98.52% of the company.
• Host Hotels & Resorts exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.63 in EPS and $1.64 billion in revenue, with revenue up 3.4% year over year. The company maintained fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $2.15–$2.18.
• The REIT declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, implying an annualized yield of about 3.7%. Analysts give the stock a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of $24.52, while an executive recently sold 63,882 shares.

Corient Private Wealth LP grew its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST - Free Report) by 50.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 223,241 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 74,455 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP's holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts were worth $5,357,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 64.7% during the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,632 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 641 shares during the period. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts during the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter worth about $53,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the 1st quarter worth about $61,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 72.0% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,287 shares of the company's stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 1,376 shares during the period. 98.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Host Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of Host Hotels & Resorts stock opened at $21.84 on Friday. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $15.61 and a fifty-two week high of $25.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 2.96 and a current ratio of 2.96. The company has a market capitalization of $14.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a fifty day moving average of $23.19 and a 200 day moving average of $22.21.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.62 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 15.53% and a net margin of 16.51%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.58 earnings per share. Host Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.180 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 2.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 30th. Host Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is 53.33%.

Insider Activity at Host Hotels & Resorts

In other news, EVP Nathan Tyrrell sold 63,882 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.13, for a total transaction of $1,477,590.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 618,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,299,127.91. This represents a 9.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on HST shares. Argus set a $27.00 price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $26.25 target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $27.00 price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Monday, June 8th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $27.00 price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $24.52.

Host Hotels & Resorts Profile

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust that owns and operates lodging real estate. The company focuses on hotels in the luxury and upper-upscale segments, with properties generally located in high-demand urban, resort and convention markets.

Host Hotels & Resorts' portfolio includes hotels operated under well-known hospitality brands, including Marriott, Hyatt and Hilton, among others. The company typically owns the real estate while hotel operations are conducted by third-party or affiliated management companies.

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