Host Hotels & Resorts
HST

$16.73

0.66%

Market Cap: $11.8B

About: Host Hotels & Resorts owns 77 predominantly urban and resort upper-upscale and luxury hotel properties representing nearly 42,000 rooms, mainly in the United States. Host recently sold off the company's interests in a joint venture owning a portfolio of hotels throughout Europe and also sold other joint ventures that owned properties in Asia and the United States. The majority of Host's portfolio operates under the Marriott and Starwood brands.

Employees: 163

Financials Real Estate Investment Trusts

0

Funds holding %

of 6,686 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 7 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 227 | Existing positions reduced: 218

0.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 101.6% [Q1] → 101.92% (+0.31%) [Q2]

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 590 [Q1] → 580 (-10) [Q2]

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.8B [Q1] → $12.9B (-$1.84B) [Q2]

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 64

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 1 (-1) [Q2]

70% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.16M | Put options by funds: $30.4M

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Research analyst outlook

7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$18

8%

upside

Avg. target

$19.86

19%

upside

High target

$22

32%

upside

7 analyst ratings

3 positive

43%

3 neutral

43%

1 negative

14%

Truist Securities Patrick Scholes 44% 1-year accuracy 16 / 36 met price target	20%upside $20	Hold Maintained	4 Sept 2024
Evercore ISI Group Duane Pfennigwerth 57% 1-year accuracy 4 / 7 met price target	26%upside $21	Outperform Maintained	13 Aug 2024
Oppenheimer Tyler Batory 56% 1-year accuracy 18 / 32 met price target	32%upside $22	Outperform Maintained	12 Aug 2024
Baird Michael Bellisario 75% 1-year accuracy 9 / 12 met price target	14%upside $19	Neutral Maintained	5 Aug 2024
Stifel Simon Yarmak 82% 1-year accuracy 23 / 28 met price target	26%upside $21	Buy Maintained	1 Aug 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about HST published over the past 30 days

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Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Pricing Of $700 Million Of 5.500% Senior Notes Due 2035, By Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: HST) (the “Company”), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust, today announced that Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. ("Host L.P."), for whom the Company acts as sole general partner, has priced its offering (the "Offering") of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2035 (the "Notes"). The Notes are the Company's senior unsecured obligations. The Offering is expected to close on August 12, 2024, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Pricing Of $700 Million Of 5.500% Senior Notes Due 2035, By Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.

Host Hotels & Resorts: Attractive Valuation If You Don't Mind The Conservative Capital Structure

Host Hotels & Resorts is a lodging REIT focused on luxury and upper upscale hotels, primarily under the Marriott and Hyatt brands. The company has significantly underperformed the Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF in 2024. Q2 2024 results showed 7.5% Y/Y adjusted FFO growth thanks to expense control, higher occupancy, and share repurchases.

Host Hotels & Resorts: Attractive Valuation If You Don't Mind The Conservative Capital Structure

Behind The Curve

U.S. equity markets tumbled in a volatile week, while benchmark interest rates plunged by the most since December 2008 after employment data showed decisive evidence of weakening labor market conditions. Volatility was amplified by a confluence of central bank policy decisions, a hit-and-miss slate of corporate earnings results, an intensification of geopolitical risks, and a re-pricing of domestic political expectations. Among several weak employment reports, the critical nonfarm payrolls report showed that the unemployment rate jumped to the highest level since 2021 in July, and the report was even weaker under-the-surface.

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Host Hotels & Resorts Provides Updated Second Quarter 2024 Investor Presentation

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: HST) (the “Company”), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust, today provided an updated investor presentation for second quarter 2024 results. The investor presentation can be found on the Investor Relations section on the Company's website at https://www.hosthotels.com/#key-investors-materials.

Host Hotels & Resorts Provides Updated Second Quarter 2024 Investor Presentation

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST ) Q2 2024 Results Conference Call August 1, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Jaime Marcus - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Jim Risoleo - President and Chief Executive Officer Sourav Ghosh - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants David Katz - Jefferies Chris Darling - Green Street Chris Woronka - Deutsche Bank Dori Kesten - Wells Fargo Michael Bellisario - Baird Shaun Kelley - Bank of America Duane Pfennigwerth - Evercore ISI Smedes Rhodes - Citi Robin Farley - UBS Stephen Grambling - Morgan Stanley Bill Crow - Raymond James Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Host Hotels & Resorts Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded.

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Host Hotels (HST) Beats Q2 AFFO Estimates, Lowers '24 View

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Host Hotels (HST) Beats Q2 AFFO Estimates, Lowers '24 View

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