JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) Price Target to $25.00

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) had its price objective hoisted by investment analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $22.00 to $25.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s target price points to a potential upside of 2.04% from the stock’s current price.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on HST. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $27.00 target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Monday, June 8th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH boosted their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $26.25 target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $24.20.

Host Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ HST opened at $24.50 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 7.91 and a current ratio of 7.91. The firm has a market cap of $16.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.67, a PEG ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.09. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $21.04. Host Hotels & Resorts has a one year low of $15.11 and a one year high of $25.41.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. Host Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 16.40% and a return on equity of 15.15%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.64 EPS. Host Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.16 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Host Hotels & Resorts will post 2.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Host Hotels & Resorts

In other Host Hotels & Resorts news, EVP Nathan S. Tyrrell sold 15,569 shares of Host Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.00, for a total transaction of $358,087.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 682,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,688,047. The trade was a 2.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Host Hotels & Resorts

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 108,128,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,917,115,000 after purchasing an additional 383,490 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Host Hotels & Resorts in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $628,014,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 9.7% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 25,021,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $425,866,000 after purchasing an additional 2,217,322 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,700,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,056,000 after purchasing an additional 493,177 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 251.9% during the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 13,755,486 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,555,000 after buying an additional 9,846,104 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.52% of the company’s stock.

About Host Hotels & Resorts

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.