Truist Financial Raises Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) Price Target to $23.00

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) had its price objective raised by research analysts at Truist Financial from $21.00 to $23.00 in a research report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Truist Financial’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 22.08% from the stock’s current price.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on HST. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH assumed coverage on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $23.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Argus raised Host Hotels & Resorts to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $20.43.

Host Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 3.0%

NASDAQ:HST opened at $18.84 on Thursday. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 1 year low of $12.22 and a 1 year high of $21.00. The stock has a market cap of $12.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.59 and a current ratio of 2.59. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.07.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.27). The business had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.49 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 11.54% and a net margin of 12.51%.Host Hotels & Resorts’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.44 EPS. Host Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.110 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Host Hotels & Resorts will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Host Hotels & Resorts

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its position in Host Hotels & Resorts by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 25,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $447,000 after purchasing an additional 2,597 shares during the last quarter. SG Trading Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Host Hotels & Resorts in the fourth quarter valued at $566,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in the fourth quarter valued at about $508,000. Compound Planning Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 25.3% during the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 14,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after buying an additional 2,982 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 24.4% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 128,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,278,000 after buying an additional 25,225 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.52% of the company’s stock.

Host Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and managing premium lodging properties. The company’s portfolio predominantly comprises luxury and upper-upscale hotels and resorts operated under leading global brands. Through strategic acquisitions, dispositions and capital investments, Host Hotels & Resorts seeks to enhance long-term value by aligning property-level operating performance with broader market trends in hospitality demand.

The company’s holdings span major urban, resort and conference destinations across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.