Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for HST Q2 Earnings

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research note issued to investors 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 forecast 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.

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

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on HST. Compass Point lowered Host Hotels & Resorts from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $20.00 to $18.00 in a report on Monday, March 10th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $20.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Raymond James cut their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Host Hotels & Resorts presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $20.21.

Host Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 2.7 %

HST opened at $14.91 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.42 billion, a PE ratio of 15.06 and a beta of 1.30. 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 fifty-two week low of $14.47 and a fifty-two week high of $21.27. The company’s 50-day moving average is $16.52 and its 200 day moving average is $17.39.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Host Hotels & Resorts

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 44.5% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 867 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 3,768,029 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,317,000 after buying an additional 73,198 shares in the last quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP bought a new position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the 3rd quarter worth $639,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,259,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,776,000 after buying an additional 291,474 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 58.1% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,980 shares of the company’s stock worth $616,000 after acquiring an additional 12,859 shares during the last quarter. 98.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.37%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is 80.81%.

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.