How to buy Host Hotels-and-Resorts (HST) stocks

Host Hotels-and-Resorts is a reit - hotel & motel business based in the US. Host Hotels-and-Resorts shares (HST) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $14.91 – a decrease of 8.7% over the previous week. Host Hotels-and-Resorts employs 165 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $5.7 billion.

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Host Hotels-and-Resorts stock price (NASDAQ: HST)

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Host Hotels-and-Resorts stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2025-03-13.

Latest market close	$14.91
52-week range	$14.47 - $20.25
50-day moving average more info button	$16.62
200-day moving average more info button	$17.44
Wall St. target price	$19.81
PE ratio more info button	14.6667
Dividend yield more info button	$0.8 (5.29%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.99

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Host Hotels-and-Resorts price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $14.91 from 2025-03-14

1 week (2025-03-07)	-8.70%
1 month (2025-02-14)	-9.03%
3 months (2024-12-16)	-20.10%
6 months (2024-09-16)	-14.60%

1 year (2024-03-15)	-27.30%
2 years (2023-03-16)	3.81%
3 years (2022-03-16)	16.5159
5 years (2020-03-16)	80.18%

Is Host Hotels-and-Resorts stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Host Hotels-and-Resorts stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Host Hotels-and-Resorts's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's P/E ratio

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, Host Hotels-and-Resorts shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's PEG ratio

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.781. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Host Hotels-and-Resorts's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's EBITDA

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.5 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Host Hotels-and-Resorts's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Host Hotels-and-Resorts financials

Revenue TTM	$5.7 billion
Operating margin TTM	11.53%
Gross profit TTM	$1.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	3.85%
Return on equity TTM	10.4%
Profit margin	12.25%
Book value	$9.45
Market Capitalization more info button	$10.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Host Hotels-and-Resorts.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 10.89

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Host Hotels-and-Resorts's overall score of 10.89 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Host Hotels-and-Resorts is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's environmental score

Environmental score: 2.74/100

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's environmental score of 2.74 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Host Hotels-and-Resorts is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's social score

Social score: 6.21/100

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's social score of 6.21 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Host Hotels-and-Resorts is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's governance score

Governance score: 3.94/100

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's governance score puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Host Hotels-and-Resorts is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	10.89
Total ESG percentile	6.7
Environmental score	2.74
Environmental score percentile	1
Social score	6.21
Social score percentile	1
Governance score	3.94
Governance score percentile	1

Host Hotels-and-Resorts stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 90.91% of net profits

Recently Host Hotels-and-Resorts has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Host Hotels-and-Resorts shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Host Hotels-and-Resorts's case, that would currently equate to about $0.8 per share.

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's most recent dividend payout was on 14 April 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 30 March 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Host Hotels-and-Resorts's stocks ever split?

Host Hotels-and-Resorts's stocks were split on a 10215:1000 basis on 3 November 2009 . So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 10215 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Host Hotels-and-Resorts stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 90.2% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Host Hotels-and-Resorts stocks, which in turn could have impacted Host Hotels-and-Resorts's stock price.

Host Hotels-and-Resorts stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Host Hotels-and-Resorts's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $14.47 up to $20.2491. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Host Hotels-and-Resorts's is 1.328. This would suggest that Host Hotels-and-Resorts's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Host Hotels-and-Resorts overview

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is an S&P 500 company and is the largest lodging real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. The Company currently owns 76 properties in the United States and five properties internationally totaling approximately 43,400 rooms. The Company also holds non-controlling interests in seven domestic and one international joint ventures. Guided by a disciplined approach to capital allocation and aggressive asset management, the Company partners with premium brands such as Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Westin, Sheraton, W, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Hyatt, Fairmont, 1 Hotels, Hilton, Four Seasons, Swissôtel, ibis and Novotel, as well as independent brands..

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Host Hotels-and-Resorts is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.358% of Host Hotels-and-Resorts stocks are held by insiders and 107.529% by institutions. How many people work for Host Hotels-and-Resorts?
Latest data suggests 165 work at Host Hotels-and-Resorts. When does the fiscal year end for Host Hotels-and-Resorts?
Host Hotels-and-Resorts's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Host Hotels-and-Resorts based?
Host Hotels-and-Resorts's address is: 4747 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, MD, United States, 20814-1109 What is Host Hotels-and-Resorts's ISIN number?
Host Hotels-and-Resorts's international securities identification number is: US44107P1049 What is Host Hotels-and-Resorts's CUSIP number?
Host Hotels-and-Resorts's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 44107P104

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