Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.29 EPS

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.29, Zacks reports. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 12.92% and a return on equity of 10.72%. The firm had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.37 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.820-1.910 EPS.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of HST opened at $16.50 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $11.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.42 and a beta of 1.30. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $17.26 and a 200-day moving average of $17.47. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 1 year low of $15.71 and a 1 year high of $21.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a current ratio of 2.90.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.85%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 77.67%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $20.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Raymond James dropped their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $20.54.

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.