Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 40,860,000 shares, an increase of 5.3% from the August 15th total of 38,820,000 shares. Approximately 5.9% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 7,620,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.4 days.
Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Up 0.4 %
Shares of HST traded up $0.07 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $17.88. 9,059,374 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,655,888. The company has a current ratio of 4.55, a quick ratio of 4.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $17.18 and its 200-day moving average is $18.40. Host Hotels & Resorts has a 1 year low of $14.92 and a 1 year high of $21.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.32.
Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30th. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is currently 78.43%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Host Hotels & Resorts
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages recently issued reports on HST. Wells Fargo & Company reduced 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. 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. Barclays dropped their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 30th. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on Host Hotels & Resorts from $23.00 to $21.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Host Hotels & Resorts from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Friday, July 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $21.06.
Read Our Latest Research Report on HST
About Host Hotels & Resorts
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.
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