Zacks Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for HST

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Host Hotels & Resorts in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $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.

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

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $14.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $17.96.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

NASDAQ HST traded down $0.06 on Friday, hitting $16.52. 7,982,531 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,797,503. 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 business's fifty day moving average is $15.51 and its 200 day moving average is $15.64. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 52 week low of $12.22 and a 52 week high of $19.37. The company has a market capitalization of $11.46 billion, a PE ratio of 8.25 and a beta of 1.31.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Host Hotels & Resorts

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HST. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 202.6% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,625 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 1,088 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 100.1% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,607 shares of the company's stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 2,305 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $430,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $17,586,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 72,735 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,274,000 after purchasing an additional 4,770 shares in the last quarter. 98.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.