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In the latest session, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NASDAQ: HST) closed at $16.62 down -1.71% from its previous closing price of $16.91. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.51 million shares were traded. HST stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.02 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.565.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.79 and its Current Ratio is at 2.79. 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 addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Cantor Fitzgerald on October 01, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $19.
On June 23, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $16.
Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on April 09, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $20 to $14.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 19 ’25 when RAKOWICH WALTER C sold 4,644 shares for $15.38 per share. The transaction valued at 71,434 led to the insider holds 71,425 shares of the business.
Walter C. Rakowich bought 4,644 shares of HST for $72,261 on May 19 ’25.
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 11574665216 and an Enterprise Value of 16718962688. As of this moment, Host’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.816 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.359.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HST is 1.38, which has changed by -0.04810995 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1719923 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HST has reached a high of $19.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.87%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HST has traded an average of 9.23M shares per day and 6515510 over the past ten days. A total of 687.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 678.30M. Insiders hold about 1.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.64% stake in the company. Shares short for HST as of 1757894400 were 42500811 with a Short Ratio of 4.60, compared to 1755216000 on 45057479. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 42500811 and a Short% of Float of 8.7.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for HST is 0.80, from 0.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.047309287. 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 2025-09-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-30. 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 rating of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST) reflects the combined expertise of 4.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.16, with high estimates of $0.17 and low estimates of $0.15.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.9 and $0.83 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.87. EPS for the following year is $0.79, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $0.9 and $0.69.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 15 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.3B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.37B to a low estimate of $1.27B. As of. The current estimate, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.32BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.5B. There is a high estimate of $1.63B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.39B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.1B, 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 $6.06B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.28B and the low estimate is $5.84B.
