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As of close of business last night, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc’s stock clocked out at $18.74, down -1.78% from its previous closing price of $19.08. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.12 million shares were traded. HST stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.67.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HST’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.80. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.66.
On December 14, 2023, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underweight but kept the price unchanged to $15.
On October 23, 2023, HSBC Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $21.HSBC Securities initiated its Buy rating on October 23, 2023, with a $21 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 21 ’24 when RISOLEO JAMES F sold 28,136 shares for $21.04 per share. The transaction valued at 591,959 led to the insider holds 2,225,577 shares of the business.
RISOLEO JAMES F sold 150,000 shares of HST for $3,116,535 on Mar 20 ’24. The President and CEO now owns 2,225,577 shares after completing the transaction at $20.78 per share. On Mar 08 ’24, another insider, OTTINGER JOSEPH, who serves as the SVP & Corp. Controller of the company, sold 7,461 shares for $20.76 each. As a result, the insider received 154,890 and left with 28,500 shares of the company.
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 13373463552 and an Enterprise Value of 17006872576. As of this moment, Host’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.61. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.199 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.641.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HST has reached a high of $21.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.42%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HST traded 5.93M shares on average per day over the past three months and 4730450 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 703.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 694.26M. Insiders hold about 1.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.12% stake in the company. Shares short for HST as of 1711584000 were 45814170 with a Short Ratio of 7.73, compared to 1709164800 on 37087219. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 45814170 and a Short% of Float of 9.17.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.65, HST has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.73. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.49.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of Hut 8 Corp. analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $182.45, with high estimates of $200.48 and low estimates of $68.65.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $Consumer Cyclical and $Utilities for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $Consumer Defensive.
