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Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NASDAQ: HST) closed the day trading at $16.59 down -2.70% from the previous closing price of $17.05. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.29 million shares were traded. HST stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.505.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HST, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.56 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.84.
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 the company, Compass Point on October 17, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $22 from $18 previously.
On August 01, 2024, Compass Point Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $25 to $18.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Neutral to Underweight on July 19, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $20 to $18.
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 May 16 ’24 when RAKOWICH WALTER C sold 3,896 shares for $18.64 per share. The transaction valued at 72,636 led to the insider holds 64,457 shares of the business.
RISOLEO JAMES F sold 28,136 shares of HST for $591,959 on Mar 21 ’24. The President and CEO now owns 2,225,577 shares after completing the transaction at $21.04 per share. On Mar 20 ’24, another insider, RISOLEO JAMES F, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 150,000 shares for $20.78 each. As a result, the insider received 3,116,535 and left with 2,225,577 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 11754497024 and an Enterprise Value of 16842895360. As of this moment, Host’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.013 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.117.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HST is 1.32, which has changed by -0.14572608 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23095727 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HST has reached a high of $21.19, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.59%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.43%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HST traded about 7.32M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HST traded about 8091230 shares per day. A total of 699.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 689.95M. Insiders hold about 1.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.49% stake in the company. Shares short for HST as of 1736899200 were 42187500 with a Short Ratio of 5.76, compared to 1734048000 on 35569266. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 42187500 and a Short% of Float of 8.520000399999999.
Dividends & Splits
HST’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.90, up from 0.8 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.046920825The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.49. The current Payout Ratio is 62.61% for HST, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1735603200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-11-04 when the company split stock in a 10215:10000 ratio.