Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NASDAQ: HST) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.79 compared to its previous closing price of 17.77. However, the company has seen a fall of -1.51% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-08 that HST is well-poised to benefit from the improvement in the group business. However, macroeconomic uncertainty adds to its woes.
Is It Worth Investing in Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NASDAQ: HST) Right Now?
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NASDAQ: HST) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 16.62x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for HST is at 1.34. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
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The public float for HST is 693.36M, and currently, shorts hold a 5.96% of that float. The average trading volume for HST on October 22, 2024 was 8.29M shares.
HST’s Market Performance
HST stock saw a decrease of -1.51% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -5.87% and a quarterly a decrease of -1.67%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.94%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.31% for Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.03% for HST’s stock, with a -5.29% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HST
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HST stocks, with Compass Point repeating the rating for HST by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HST in the upcoming period, according to Compass Point is $22 based on the research report published on October 17, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Compass Point, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HST reach a price target of $18, previously predicting the price at $25. The rating they have provided for HST stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on August 01st, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Underweight” to HST, setting the target price at $18 in the report published on July 19th of the current year.
HST Trading at 1.18% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HST to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.27% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.31%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.94%, as shares sank -5.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.96% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HST fell by -1.51%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.51% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.81. In addition, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc saw -9.45% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HST starting from RAKOWICH WALTER C, who sale 3,896 shares at the price of $18.64 back on May 16 ’24. After this action, RAKOWICH WALTER C now owns 64,457 shares of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc, valued at $72,636 using the latest closing price.
RISOLEO JAMES F, the President and CEO of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc, sale 28,136 shares at $21.04 during a trade that took place back on Mar 21 ’24, which means that RISOLEO JAMES F is holding 2,225,577 shares at $591,959 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.4 for the gross margin
The net margin for Host Hotels & Resorts Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 10.88, with 6.06 for asset returns.
Based on Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.27.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.61 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.02. The receivables turnover for the company is 24.55for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.44.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
