Zacks Research Has Strong Estimate for HST FY2026 Earnings

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a report released on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.85 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.82. 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' Q1 2027 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 the consensus estimate of $1.55 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.60 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on HST. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $20.00 to $14.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Compass Point lowered shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $18.90.

Host Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

HST stock traded down $0.04 during trading on Friday, hitting $15.44. The company had a trading volume of 3,383,663 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,191,340. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $14.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.17. Host Hotels & Resorts has a fifty-two week low of $12.22 and a fifty-two week high of $19.37. The company has a market cap of $10.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.60 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.91, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Host Hotels & Resorts

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HST. Norges Bank bought a new position in Host Hotels & Resorts in the fourth quarter valued at about $807,878,000. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 184.7% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 9,752,018 shares of the company's stock valued at $170,855,000 after acquiring an additional 6,326,709 shares during the last quarter. Rush Island Management LP acquired a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter worth $99,402,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts during the 1st quarter valued at $69,989,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 4,460,468 shares during the last quarter. 98.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.18%. Host Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is 83.33%.

Host Hotels & Resorts Company 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.