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After finishing at $18.26 in the prior trading day, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NASDAQ: HST) closed at $17.79, down -2.57%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.26 million shares were traded. HST stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.76.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HST by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.10 and its Current Ratio is at 3.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.85.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on January 06, 2026, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $19.
Compass Point Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on November 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $22.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 11 ’25 when TYRRELL NATHAN S sold 11,954 shares for $18.15 per share. The transaction valued at 216,965 led to the insider holds 668,927 shares of the business.
TYRRELL NATHAN S sold 9,086 shares of HST for $167,847 on Dec 12 ’25. The EVP, Ch. Investment Officer now owns 659,841 shares after completing the transaction at $18.47 per share. On Dec 12 ’25, another insider, NATHAN TYRRELL, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 9,086 shares for $18.47 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HST now has a Market Capitalization of 12392095744 and an Enterprise Value of 17489995776. As of this moment, Host’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.939 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.911.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HST is 1.18, which has changed by 0.06908667 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HST has reached a high of $18.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.54%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 7.67M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5220870 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 687.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 678.21M. Insiders hold about 1.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.18% stake in the company. Shares short for HST as of 1765756800 were 34807360 with a Short Ratio of 4.54, compared to 1763078400 on 35465261. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 34807360 and a Short% of Float of 7.12.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HST’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.8, compared to 0.79 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04381161. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.49. . The current Payout Ratio is 80.80% for HST, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-31 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-31. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-11-04 when the company split stock in a 10215:10000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST) involves the perspectives of 4.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.33, with high estimates of $0.34 and low estimates of $0.32.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.11 and $0.83 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.04. EPS for the following year is $0.87, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $0.93 and $0.82.
Revenue Estimates
14 analysts predict $1.49B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.55B to a low estimate of $1.38B. As of . The current estimate, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.43BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.61B. There is a high estimate of $1.77B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.52B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.06B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.83B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.99B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.68BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.09B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.31B and the low estimate is $5.86B.
