Two Sigma Advisers LP Has $3.72 Million Stock Position in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST)

Two Sigma Advisers LP trimmed its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST - Free Report) by 27.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 212,200 shares of the company's stock after selling 79,800 shares during the quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP's holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts were worth $3,718,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. 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 buying an additional 3,932,928 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter valued at $807,878,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in 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. lifted its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 24.7% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,555,445 shares of the company's stock valued at $395,171,000 after purchasing an additional 4,460,468 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in 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 owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HST has been the subject of a number of research reports. Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, May 16th. Raymond James reduced their price target 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. Compass Point lowered 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 research note on Monday, March 10th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $18.90.

Host Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 0.4%

HST traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $15.48. The company's stock had a trading volume of 12,215,295 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,242,833. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $12.22 and a fifty-two week high of $19.37. The stock has a market cap of $10.74 billion, a PE ratio of 15.64 and a beta of 1.29. The business's 50-day moving average is $14.35 and its 200-day moving average is $16.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.91 and a quick ratio of 2.90.

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

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.17%. Host Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.