Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and managing premium lodging properties. The company’s portfolio predominantly comprises luxury and upper-upscale hotels and resorts operated under leading global brands. Through strategic acquisitions, dispositions and capital investments, Host Hotels & Resorts seeks to enhance long-term value by aligning property-level operating performance with broader market trends in hospitality demand.

The company’s holdings span major urban, resort and conference destinations across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Properties in its portfolio feature renowned hotel flags such as Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, Westin and W Hotels, among others. Host Hotels & Resorts regularly undertakes renovations and brand affiliations to maintain competitive positioning and capture sustained growth from leisure, corporate and group travel segments.

Originally established in 1993 as a spin-off from Marriott Corporation, the company evolved through several corporate rebrandings and refinancings. In 2006, it adopted the name Host Hotels & Resorts to reflect its concentrated emphasis on hotel ownership and asset management. Over the years, the company has deployed capital in both gateway city flagship assets and destination properties, while maintaining a disciplined approach to balance sheet management and debt maturities.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Host Hotels & Resorts is led by President and Chief Executive Officer James L. Risoleo, who has overseen strategic initiatives and portfolio optimization since 2018. The company’s executive leadership team and board of directors draw on extensive experience in hospitality, finance and real estate investment, guiding Host Hotels & Resorts in its mission to deliver shareholder value through hospitality real estate ownership and operational excellence.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.86 to $25.22
• 50-Day Range: $22.76 to $25.54
• 52-Week Range: $15.11 to $25.71
• Volume: 1.26 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.90 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.08
• Dividend Yield: 3.19%
• Price Target: $24.27
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Host Hotels & Resorts scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 86th out of 185 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Host Hotels & Resorts has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Host Hotels & Resorts is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Host Hotels & Resorts has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.86%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Host Hotels & Resorts are expected to grow by 1.86% in the coming year, from $2.15 to $2.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Host Hotels & Resorts is 16.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.23.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Host Hotels & Resorts is 16.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 36.09.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Host Hotels & Resorts has a PEG Ratio of 2.81. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Host Hotels & Resorts has a P/B Ratio of 2.62. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.91% of the float of Host Hotels & Resorts has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Host Hotels & Resorts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.03.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Host Hotels & Resorts has recently increased by 19.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Host Hotels & Resorts pays a meaningful dividend of 3.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Host Hotels & Resorts has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Host Hotels & Resorts is 54.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Host Hotels & Resorts will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.53% next year. This indicates that Host Hotels & Resorts will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.22

News Sentiment

Host Hotels & Resorts has a news sentiment score of 1.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Host Hotels & Resorts this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Host Hotels & Resorts to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Host Hotels & Resorts insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,646,825.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.50% of the stock of Host Hotels & Resorts is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.52% of the stock of Host Hotels & Resorts is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Today: 8/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Hotel & Resort REITs
• Sub-Industry: Hotel & Resort REITs
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HST
• CIK: 1070750
• Web: www.hosthotels.com
• Phone: (240) 744-1000
• Fax: 240-744-5125
• Employees: 160
• Year Founded: 1993

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Host Hotels & Resorts: $24.27
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.69
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.69
• P/E Growth: 2.81
• Net Income: $765 million
• Net Margins: 16.40%
• Pretax Margin: 17.62%
• Return on Equity: 15.15%
• Return on Assets: 7.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.74
• Current Ratio: 7.91
• Quick Ratio: 7.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.81
• Cash Flow: $2.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.00
• Book Value: $9.54 per share
• Price / Book: 2.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 684,880,000
• Free Float: 674,606,000
• Market Cap: $17.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10