FY2026 Earnings Forecast for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) Issued By Zacks Research

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2026 EPS estimates for Host Hotels & Resorts in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.87 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.88. The consensus estimate for Host Hotels & Resorts’ current full-year earnings is $1.97 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on HST. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 21st. Raymond James upped their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 15th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 5th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.20.

Host Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 0.8 %

NASDAQ HST opened at $18.59 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $20.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.77. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 52 week low of $14.92 and a 52 week high of $21.31. The company has a current ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 3.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. The stock has a market cap of $13.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.88, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.31.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 21st. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.25). Host Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 10.82% and a net margin of 13.93%. The business had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.29 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.44 earnings per share. Host Hotels & Resorts’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Host Hotels & Resorts

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HST. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts during the fourth quarter valued at about $615,558,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 15.4% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 50,275,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $807,923,000 after purchasing an additional 6,719,578 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 7.1% in the first quarter. State Street Corp now owns 49,154,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $956,516,000 after purchasing an additional 3,240,590 shares in the last quarter. PGGM Investments purchased a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the fourth quarter worth approximately $57,664,000. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 102.1% in the first quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 5,000,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,168,000 after purchasing an additional 2,526,434 shares in the last quarter. 98.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO James F. Risoleo sold 28,136 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.04, for a total transaction of $591,981.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,225,577 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,826,140.08. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Host Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 28th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This is a positive change from Host Hotels & Resorts’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.30%. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 76.92%.

About Host Hotels & Resorts

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc is an S&P 500 company and is the largest lodging real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. The Company currently owns 72 properties in the United States and five properties internationally totaling approximately 42,000 rooms.