SG Trading Solutions LLC Purchases Shares of 31,923 Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. $HST

SG Trading Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 31,923 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $566,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. 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 acquiring an additional 383,490 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Host Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter worth approximately $628,014,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Host Hotels & Resorts by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 25,021,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $425,866,000 after acquiring an additional 2,217,322 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,700,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,056,000 after acquiring an additional 493,177 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 36.8% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 12,710,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,362,000 after acquiring an additional 3,420,840 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on HST. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Barclays upped their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Host Hotels & Resorts from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $26.25 price target on Host Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $23.95.

Host Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HST opened at $25.01 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 7.91 and a quick ratio of 7.91. The stock has a market cap of $17.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.01, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $22.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $20.08. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 12 month low of $15.11 and a 12 month high of $25.36.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.31. Host Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 15.15% and a net margin of 16.40%.The business had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.64 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. Host Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.16 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 2.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.42%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Host Hotels & Resorts news, EVP Nathan S. Tyrrell sold 15,569 shares of Host Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.00, for a total value of $358,087.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 682,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,688,047. The trade was a 2.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Host Hotels & Resorts 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.