Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) Stake Boosted by V Square Quantitative Management LLC

V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) by 14.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,756 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,028 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts were worth $277,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Czech National Bank lifted its stake in Host Hotels & Resorts by 0.5% in the first quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 124,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,567,000 after acquiring an additional 569 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 15,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $326,000 after purchasing an additional 579 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 19,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after purchasing an additional 584 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd boosted its holdings in Host Hotels & Resorts by 16.1% in the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 4,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gulf International Bank UK Ltd increased its position in Host Hotels & Resorts by 16.3% during the first quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 4,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after buying an additional 627 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on HST. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 12th. Finally, Compass Point upgraded shares of Host Hotels & Resorts from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $18.00 to $22.00 in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.27.

Host Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of HST stock opened at $17.77 on Monday. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 12 month low of $14.92 and a 12 month high of $21.31. The company has a market capitalization of $12.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.32. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $17.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.95. The company has a current ratio of 4.55, a quick ratio of 4.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

Host Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th were given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.50%. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 78.43%.

Host Hotels & Resorts Profile

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 72 properties in the United States and five properties internationally totaling approximately 42,000 rooms.