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The price of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NASDAQ: HST) closed at $18.23 in the last session, down -2.62% from day before closing price of $18.72. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.32 million shares were traded. HST stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.195.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HST’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.75 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.75.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of 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 13029856256 and an Enterprise Value of 17127426048. As of this moment, Host’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.97. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.167 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.557.
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 -9.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.90%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HST traded on average about 5.90M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6333800 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 703.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 695.97M. Insiders hold about 1.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.23% stake in the company. Shares short for HST as of 1713139200 were 46285185 with a Short Ratio of 7.84, compared to 1710460800 on 37590519. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 46285185 and a Short% of Float of 9.24.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HST is 0.73, which was 0.73 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038995728The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.49.
