Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for HST Earnings

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Host Hotels & Resorts in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.54. 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 $0.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.79 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on HST. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $20.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Raymond James lowered their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $20.21.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 3.9 %

HST stock opened at $14.52 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.91 and a quick ratio of 2.90. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 1-year low of $14.47 and a 1-year high of $21.27. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $16.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.41. The firm has a market cap of $10.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.67 and a beta of 1.30.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.29. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 10.37%. The firm had revenue of $1.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.37 billion.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Host Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is currently 80.81%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Host Hotels & Resorts

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 23.1% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 606,122 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,668,000 after purchasing an additional 113,761 shares during the period. Verition Fund Management LLC lifted its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 123.4% in the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 65,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,156,000 after purchasing an additional 36,278 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts in the 3rd quarter valued at about $540,000. LMR Partners LLP acquired a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts in the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,775,000. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts in the 3rd quarter valued at about $639,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.52% of the company’s stock.

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.