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

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.820-1.910 for the period, compared to the consensus 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 Down 3.1 %

NASDAQ:HST traded down $0.54 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $16.55. The stock had a trading volume of 6,606,315 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,526,023. The company has a current ratio of 2.90, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 1-year low of $15.71 and a 1-year high of $21.31. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $17.47. The company has a market cap of $11.57 billion, a PE ratio of 16.08 and a beta of 1.30.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%. The company had revenue of $1.43 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. Analysts predict that Host Hotels & Resorts will post 1.92 EPS for the current year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Host Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is currently 77.67%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price target 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. StockNews.com cut Host Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Raymond James lowered their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $20.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Host Hotels & Resorts presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price 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.