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

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Host Hotels & Resorts in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" HST shares.
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9 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Host Hotels & Resorts' stock. Their HST share price forecasts range from $15.00 to $24.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $20.59 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 28.6% from the stock's current price.
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Host Hotels & Resorts' stock was trading at $16.05 at the start of the year. Since then, HST shares have decreased by 0.2% and is now trading at $16.01.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 1st 2023.
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Host Hotels & Resorts will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, November 2nd at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 919-882-2331 with passcode "49047".

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 2nd. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.27. The firm earned $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.42 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 14.50% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.08%. Host Hotels & Resorts's revenue for the quarter was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.58 earnings per share.
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Host Hotels & Resorts announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Saturday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Monday, October 16th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 28th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) stock in their portfolio include Nuveen Short-Term REIT ETF (NURE), Kelly Hotel & Lodging Sector ETF (HOTL), ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETF (EWRE), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETF (RSPR), Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ), Fidelity Real Estate Investment ETF (FPRO) and First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF (FTIF).

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.74%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 57.14%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HST will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.43% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Host Hotels & Resorts issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.82-$1.89 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.89. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.25 billion-$5.34 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.34 billion.

Host Hotels & Resorts trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HST."

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One share of HST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.01.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) has a market capitalization of $11.39 billion and generates $4.91 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $633 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.05 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 165 workers across the globe.

Host Hotels & Resorts' mailing address is 4747 BETHESDA AVENUE SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD, 20814. The official website for the company is www.hosthotels.com. The company can be reached via phone at (240) 744-1000, via email at ir@hosthotels.com, or via fax at 240-744-5125.