Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) EVP Sells $1,288,738.00 in Stock

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) EVP Nathan Tyrrell sold 58,579 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.00, for a total value of $1,288,738.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 697,658 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,348,476. The trade was a 7.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 0.9%

Host Hotels & Resorts stock opened at $21.56 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 2.59 and a current ratio of 7.91. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $20.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.88. The company has a market cap of $14.77 billion, a PE ratio of 14.67, a PEG ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.10. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $14.46 and a fifty-two week high of $22.39.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 15.15% and a net margin of 16.40%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.64 EPS. Host Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.16 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 2.13 EPS for the current year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.42%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on HST. Barclays upped their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Argus upgraded Host Hotels & Resorts to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Truist Financial upped their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Host Hotels & Resorts from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $21.92.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Host Hotels & Resorts

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 64.7% in the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,632 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 641 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT raised its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 89.1% in the 4th quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 1,658 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 781 shares during the period. Clearstead Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 79.6% in the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 786 shares during the period. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Host Hotels & Resorts in the 1st quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in Host Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.52% of the company’s stock.

About Host Hotels & Resorts

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and managing premium lodging properties. The company’s portfolio predominantly comprises luxury and upper-upscale hotels and resorts operated under leading global brands. Through strategic acquisitions, dispositions and capital investments, Host Hotels & Resorts seeks to enhance long-term value by aligning property-level operating performance with broader market trends in hospitality demand.

The company’s holdings span major urban, resort and conference destinations across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.