Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.820-1.910 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.950. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.0 billion-$6.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.8 billion.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:HST traded up $0.03 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $17.08. The stock had a trading volume of 9,914,267 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,557,203. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 12 month low of $15.71 and a 12 month high of $21.31. The company has a quick ratio of 2.90, a current ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $17.48. The company has a market cap of $11.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.58 and a beta of 1.30.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.29. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 12.92% and a return on equity of 10.72%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Host Hotels & Resorts will post 1.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.68%. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 77.67%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HST has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective 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. Raymond James reduced 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 research report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus reduced 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 research report on Friday, November 22nd. 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 report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $20.54.

About Host Hotels & Resorts

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.