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

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. 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 Price Performance

Shares of Host Hotels & Resorts stock traded up $0.03 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $17.08. 9,914,267 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,557,203. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $17.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.48. The stock has a market cap of $11.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.58 and a beta of 1.30. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 12 month low of $15.71 and a 12 month 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 (NASDAQ:HST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.29. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 12.92% and a return on equity of 10.72%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Host Hotels & Resorts will post 1.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on HST. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on 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. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Raymond James decreased their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. StockNews.com downgraded Host Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, UBS Group decreased 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. Two investment 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 MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average 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.