Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) is anticipated to post its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.56 per share and revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter. Host Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.820-1.910 EPS.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $1.43 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 10.37%. On average, analysts expect Host Hotels & Resorts to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of Host Hotels & Resorts stock traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $13.94. The stock had a trading volume of 967,070 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,970,936. The company has a current ratio of 1.91, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.66 billion, a PE ratio of 14.08 and a beta of 1.26. The stock's 50 day moving average is $14.72 and its 200 day moving average is $16.59. Host Hotels & Resorts has a twelve month low of $12.22 and a twelve month high of $19.87.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.74%. Host Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio is presently 80.81%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Compass Point cut shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $18.00 in a report on Monday, March 10th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target 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. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Raymond James decreased their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Two investment 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $18.90.

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.