Host Hotels & Resorts Inc [NASDAQ: HST] stock went on a downward path that fall over -2.54% on Monday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -2.60%.
Over the last 12 months, HST stock dropped by -12.33%. The one-year Host Hotels & Resorts Inc stock forecast points to a potential downside of -61434117.96. The average equity rating for HST stock is currently 1.85, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $10.66 billion, with 693.70 million shares outstanding and 684.30 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 10.88M shares, HST stock reached a trading volume of 10300472 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Host Hotels & Resorts Inc [HST]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for HST shares is $17.71 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on HST stock is a recommendation set at 1.85. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
JP Morgan have made an estimate for Host Hotels & Resorts Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on June 23, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Jefferies dropped their target price from $20 to $14. The new note on the price target was released on April 09, 2025, representing the official price target for Host Hotels & Resorts Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $16 to $15, while Morgan Stanley kept a Equal-Weight rating on HST stock. On March 10, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for HST shares from 20 to 18.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.60, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.62. Price to Free Cash Flow for HST in the course of the last twelve months was 12.76 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.74.
HST Stock Performance Analysis:
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc [HST] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.60. With this latest performance, HST shares dropped by -0.78% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -15.22% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -12.33% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Host Hotels & Resorts Inc Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Host Hotels & Resorts Inc [HST] shares currently have an operating margin of 13.54% and a Gross Margin at 15.62%. Host Hotels & Resorts Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 11.66%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 5.33%, with Return on Assets sitting at 5.33%.
HST Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for HST. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Host Hotels & Resorts Inc go to -7.25%.
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc [HST] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $111.10%, or 112.64% of HST stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of HST stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 113.95 million shares, which is approximately 16.1797%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 76.58 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.38 billion in HST stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$914.06 million in HST stock with ownership which is approximately 7.1409%.
