Q2 EPS Estimate for Host Hotels & Resorts Lifted by Analyst

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.51. 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' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Host Hotels & Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $20.00 to $14.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Evercore ISI reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $17.96.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

NASDAQ HST traded down $0.02 on Friday, reaching $16.50. The stock had a trading volume of 6,553,863 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,799,333. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 2.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $15.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.59. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 1-year low of $12.22 and a 1-year high of $19.37. The company has a market cap of $11.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.19 and a beta of 1.31.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST - Get Free Report) last posted its 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 business had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.55 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.60 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cohen & Steers Inc. increased its position 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 worth $876,115,000 after buying an additional 3,932,928 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts in the fourth quarter worth $807,878,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,047,730 shares of the company's stock worth $649,076,000 after buying an additional 643,450 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Host Hotels & Resorts by 11.1% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 25,058,995 shares of the company's stock worth $356,088,000 after buying an additional 2,503,550 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Host Hotels & Resorts by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 19,253,516 shares of the company's stock worth $336,539,000 after buying an additional 350,634 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.52% of the company's stock.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.85%. Host Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.