What is Zacks Research's Forecast for HST FY2025 Earnings?

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a report issued on Tuesday, July 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.95 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.91. The consensus estimate for Host Hotels & Resorts' current full-year earnings is $1.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Host Hotels & Resorts' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.90 EPS.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.08. Host Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 10.11% and a net margin of 11.66%. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.55 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.60 EPS. The business's revenue was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis.

HST has been the subject of several other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Host Hotels & Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their price target for the company from $20.00 to $14.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Citigroup cut their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 17th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $17.96.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 0.4%

NASDAQ:HST traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $16.52. 7,982,531 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,808,379. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $15.55 and a 200 day moving average of $15.59. Host Hotels & Resorts has a twelve month low of $12.22 and a twelve month high of $19.37. The stock has a market cap of $11.46 billion, a PE ratio of 17.21 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 2.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Host Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 83.33%.

Institutional Trading of Host Hotels & Resorts

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cohen & Steers Inc. boosted its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 8.5% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts during the fourth quarter worth about $807,878,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,047,730 shares of the company's stock worth $649,076,000 after purchasing an additional 643,450 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 11.1% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 25,058,995 shares of the company's stock worth $356,088,000 after purchasing an additional 2,503,550 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 19,253,516 shares of the company's stock worth $336,539,000 after purchasing an additional 350,634 shares during the last quarter. 98.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.