Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NASDAQ: HST) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 14.13x compared to its average ratio. HST has 36-month beta value of 1.31. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HST is 683.22M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.28% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HST on April 29, 2025 was 10.40M shares.
HST) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NASDAQ: HST) has increased by 0.72 when compared to last closing price of 13.88. Despite this, the company has experienced a 3.48% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-24 that HST’s Q1 earnings are likely to have benefited from its group business and strategic capital allocations. However, high interest expenses remains a concern.
HST’s Market Performance
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST) has seen a 3.48% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -3.79% decline in the past month and a -18.63% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.83%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.97% for HST. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.02% for HST’s stock, with a -16.74% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HST
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HST stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for HST by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for HST in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $14 based on the research report published on April 09, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HST reach a price target of $15, previously predicting the price at $16. The rating they have provided for HST stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on March 21st, 2025.
Compass Point gave a rating of “Neutral” to HST, setting the target price at $18 in the report published on March 10th of the current year.
HST Trading at -5.88% 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 -29.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.97%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.83%, as shares sank -2.03% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.86% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HST rose by +3.48%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -21.81% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.70. In addition, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc saw -20.21% 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.
Stock Fundamentals for HST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Host Hotels & Resorts Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 10.53, with 5.51 for asset returns.
Based on Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.29. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.67.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.7 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.5. The receivables turnover for the company is 49.43for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.44.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as 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.
