The price-to-earnings ratio for Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NASDAQ: HST) is above average at 15.78x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.35.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HST is 683.67M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.23% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of HST on June 16, 2025 was 10.92M shares.
HST) stock’s latest price update
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NASDAQ: HST)’s stock price has dropped by -3.00 in relation to previous closing price of 15.69. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -3.43% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-15 that US equity markets retreated from the cusp of record-highs this week as encouraging inflation data showing surprisingly muted tariff-related inflation was spoiled by a sudden escalation in Middle East tensions. The critical CPI and PPI reports both showed cooler-than-expected inflation in May for a third-straight month, as lower oil prices and moderating shelter costs more than offset the tariff uplift. Upsetting the key disinflationary offset that has kept overall inflation suppressed in recent months, the exchange of attacks between Iran and Israel sent global oil prices surging to four-month highs.
HST’s Market Performance
HST’s stock has fallen by -3.43% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -1.81% and a quarterly rise of 2.08%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.69% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.84% for Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.44% for HST’s stock, with a -7.70% 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 3.83% 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 -20.96% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HST starting from RAKOWICH WALTER C, who sale 4,644 shares at the price of $15.38 back on May 19 ’25. After this action, RAKOWICH WALTER C now owns 71,425 shares of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc, valued at $71,434 using the latest closing price.
Walter C. Rakowich, the Director of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc, proposed sale 4,644 shares at $15.56 during a trade that took place back on May 19 ’25, which means that Walter C. Rakowich is holding shares at $72,261 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Host Hotels & Resorts Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 10.12, with 5.33 for asset returns.
Based on Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.85. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.61.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.53 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.72. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.74.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
