Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.820-1.910 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.950. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.0 billion-$6.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.8 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on HST. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $20.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 22nd. UBS Group dropped their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. StockNews.com cut Host Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Raymond James lowered their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $20.54.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HST traded down $0.54 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $16.55. 6,606,315 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,526,023. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.08 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a current ratio of 2.90. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 52 week low of $15.71 and a 52 week high of $21.31. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.47.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 10.72% and a net margin of 12.92%. Sell-side analysts predict that Host Hotels & Resorts will post 1.92 EPS for the current year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.84%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is currently 77.67%.

About Host Hotels & Resorts

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the management of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Brazil, and Canada. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.