Vanderbilt University Has $957,000 Position in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST)

Vanderbilt University boosted its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 54,359 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,830 shares during the quarter. Vanderbilt University’s holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts were worth $957,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Forsta AP Fonden boosted its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 468,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,240,000 after purchasing an additional 24,400 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 21.9% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 86,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,563,000 after buying an additional 15,517 shares during the period. Tectonic Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 3.4% in the third quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 66,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,165,000 after buying an additional 2,182 shares during the period. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 11.5% in the third quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 26,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $465,000 after acquiring an additional 2,717 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 1,549.8% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 13,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,410,000 after acquiring an additional 12,863 shares during the period. 98.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on HST shares. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $21.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $21.29.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

NASDAQ HST traded up $0.16 on Monday, hitting $17.74. 245,328 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,690,533. The company has a market capitalization of $12.51 billion, a PE ratio of 17.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 4.55 and a quick ratio of 4.55. The business’s fifty day moving average is $17.56 and its 200 day moving average is $17.85. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 52 week low of $15.10 and a 52 week high of $21.31.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. Host Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is presently 78.43%.

Host Hotels & Resorts Profile

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.