Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) Stock Holdings Increased by Quantinno Capital Management LP

Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST - Free Report) by 96.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 109,513 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 53,695 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP's holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts were worth $1,919,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. National Pension Service acquired a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 202.6% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,625 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,088 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 94.9% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts during the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 716.4% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,841 shares of the company's stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 2,493 shares during the last quarter. 98.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on HST. Raymond James decreased their price objective 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. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Compass Point cut Host Hotels & Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $20.00 to $18.00 in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $18.90.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of HST traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $14.70. 6,820,607 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,193,679. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $14.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $16.23. The company has a market cap of $10.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.85 and a beta of 1.29. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 1-year low of $12.22 and a 1-year high of $19.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.91, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.55 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 10.37% and a net margin of 12.26%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.60 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Host Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is 83.33%.

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.