Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HST in the last 90 days.
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Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$22.66+0.24 (+1.1%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryHost Hotels & Resorts this week centered on its dividend and second-quarter results. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, payable 15 October 2026 to shareholders of record 30 September 2026, and continued to draw attention for its second-quarter performance, with revenue of $1.64 billion, up 3.4% year over year, and adjusted FFO of $0.63 per share, both ahead of consensus estimates. Coverage also noted the company maintains its fiscal 2026 EPS guidance between $2.15 and $2.18, and compared HST's stock performance, up 24.9% year-to-date and 27.1% over the past year, against other REIT names.
HST closed at $22.66, up 1.1%, sitting between its 50-day average of $23.07 and 200-day average of $21.29. The GekkoIndex reads 58.1, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, down 6 points over the last five sessions. Shares trade 26.4% below the Gekko Fair Value estimate of $30.79.
The next earnings date falls on 4 November 2026, after the close, 36 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior report on 5 August showed EPS of $0.63 against a $0.62 estimate, with a -6.4% reaction despite the beat. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged +0.6% across 5 years, positive in 1 of them. Analyst consensus among 11 firms stands at 5 buy and 6 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $25.29.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Host Hotels & Resorts price vs fair value
Close $22.66200-day averageGekko Fair Value $30.79
Host Hotels & Resorts quick facts
- Market cap
- $15.52B
- P/E ratio
- 15.1
- Forward P/E
- 22.2
- EPS, TTM
- $1.49
- Revenue, TTM
- $6.23B
- Profit margin
- 16.5%
- Dividend yield
- 3.60%
- Beta
- 1.10
- Volume
- 9.09M avg 8.03M
- 1-year return
- +30.8%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.2%
- 50-day average
- $23.07
- 200-day average
- $21.29
- Next earnings
- Nov 4 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 685.1M
Host Hotels & Resorts swing-trade checklist
Host Hotels & Resorts scores 2 supportive, 3 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive3 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $22.66 sits between the 50-day ($23.07) and 200-day ($21.29) averages, or the averages disagree.
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58.1, Neutral
Reading 58.1 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
26.4% below
Price is 26.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 36 days
Next report Nov 4, 2026, 36 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+0.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.6% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
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Host Hotels & Resorts stock chart and price history
Host Hotels & Resorts closed at $22.66 on Sep 28, 2026, +30.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $15.61 to $25.71.
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +1.4%
- 3 months
- −9.1%
- 6 months
- +20.3%
- 1 year
- +30.8%
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About Host Hotels & Resorts
Host Hotels & Resorts operates as a real estate investment trust focused on lodging properties, with holdings concentrated in luxury and upper-upscale hotels. Its portfolio spans roughly 46,100 rooms across 74 properties in the United States along with five locations abroad, placing it among the larger owners of this type of hospitality real estate.
Beyond the hotels it owns outright, the company holds minority positions in seven joint ventures, six of which are based domestically and one overseas. Rather than managing hotels under its own name, Host works with the properties of established hospitality brands such as Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Westin, Sheraton, W, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Hyatt, Fairmont, Hilton, Swissôtel, ibis, and Novotel, as well as some independently branded hotels. Its approach centers on how it allocates capital and manages these assets over time.
Host Hotels & Resorts trades under the ticker HST.
- Sector
- Finance
- Website
- hosthotels.com
Host Hotels & Resorts GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Host Hotels & Resorts’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 58.1, in the Neutral zone, down 6 points over five sessions.
58.1Neutral
Down 6 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 25 | +1.2% | +1.2% | ||
| Accumulation | 240 | 0.0% | −0.4% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 337 | +0.3% | +1.3% | ||
| Distribution | 23 | −1.5% | −2.1% | ||
| Selling | 0 | Not available | |||
Average HST share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Host Hotels & Resorts stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Host Hotels & Resorts trades 26.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $30.79, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Host Hotels & Resorts shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$30.79
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
26.4% Undervalued
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Host Hotels & Resorts insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Host Hotels & Resorts, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in HST were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Host Hotels & Resorts has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
- $75.00M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.48%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Dec 31
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Host Hotels & Resorts earnings: next date and track record
Host Hotels & Resorts reports on Nov 4, 2026, after the close (36 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 4, 2026
Expected after the close, 36 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.09
- Revenue estimate
- $1.35B
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.4%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 5, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Host Hotels & Resorts reported a strong second quarter, exceeding expectations with adjusted EBITDAre of $525M (+5.8% YoY) and adjusted FFO per share of $0.63 (+8.6% YoY). Comparable hotel RevPAR improved 7% YoY and total RevPAR improved 5.9%, driven by rate growth, higher food & beverage revenue, luxury resort strength, World Cup-related demand and improved group performance. Management noted broad-based strength across markets and business mix, with specific outperformance in Maui, New York, and San Francisco. The company updated 2026 guidance (raising RevPAR and total RevPAR), reiterated capital allocation priorities (acquisitions, reinvestment, repurchases, dividends, asset recycling) and emphasized a strong balance sheet (leverage ~2.2x). Operational details included stronger banquet/catering and spa/golf revenue, expected IMF (incentive management fee) triggers from outperformance that reduced EBITDA flow-through in Q2, and expected savings from Marriott procurement and fee reductions. Maui recovery remains on track with earlier EBITDA estimates unchanged. Management signaled continued discipline on acquisitions and opportunistic capital deployment.
- Guidance
- Updated 2026 guidance highlights included: - RevPAR guidance raised by ~125 bps (quarterly update referenced) - Total RevPAR guidance raised by ~75 bps - Midpoint total revenue increase for year: ~5% - Total expense growth estimate: ~4.2% for the year - Wage rate growth guidance: ~5% (year) - Midpoint consolidated EBITDA guidance referenced at ~$1.83 billion for the year - Maui EBITDA estimate for 2026 unchanged at ~$120 million - World Cup estimated to contribute ~70 bps of gross RevPAR growth for full year - Expect procurement and fee reductions from Marriott to yield multi-million annual savings (e.g., ~$3-3.5M from loyalty fee change, ~$3M from account sales reductions, ~$7M expected procurement benefit over next few years) - IMF: management expects IMF triggers from outperformance to stabilize and not materially escalate further in the year
- Risks flagged
- Risks and headwinds discussed or implied: - Incentive management fees (IMF) triggered by outperformance reduced EBITDA flow-through in Q2 and can affect short-term margins - Temporary expense spikes (e.g., travel agent commissions tied to World Cup bookings) - Potential changes in Marriott programs (reference to an intent to recommend 50 bps reimbursement to owners) that could affect owner economics - Seasonal cadence and calendar shifts (Jewish holiday shift affecting Q3 group pace) - Wage and benefits inflation (wage rate growth ~5%) though expected to step down next year in some markets - General forward-looking risks noted in opening statement (SEC-filed risk factors and macro uncertainty)
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.63 est $0.62 | $1.64B est $1.62B | −6.4% |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.72 est $0.33 | $1.65B est $1.59B | +1.7% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $0.51 est $0.47 | $1.60B est $1.50B | +0.3% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.35 est $0.33 | $1.33B est $1.49B | +7.9% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $0.32 est $0.23 | $1.59B est $1.32B | −3.4% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $0.35 est $0.28 | $1.59B est $1.55B | +3.6% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | $0.15 est $0.14 | $1.43B est $1.52B | −1.7% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $0.12 est $0.10 | $1.32B est $1.38B | +2.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Host Hotels & Resorts stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Host Hotels & Resorts is $25.29, +11.6% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$25.29consensus 12-month target, +11.6% from the last close
Now $22.66Avg $25.29
Low $22High $27
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | Raymond James | $27 | +19.2% |
| Sep 14 | Truist Financial | $27 | +19.2% |
| Sep 10 | Truist Financial | $27 | +19.2% |
| Sep 10 | UBS | $23 | +1.5% |
| Aug 27 | Barclays | $24 | +5.9% |
+1.3%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+0.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Host Hotels & Resorts seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Host Hotels & Resorts averaged +0.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.2% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.2% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.6% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +4.8% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, HST’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.2%.
Host Hotels & Resorts market cap and key statistics
Host Hotels & Resorts’s market cap is $15.52B, with a P/E ratio of 15.1 and revenue of $6.23B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $15.52B
- P/E ratio
- 15.1
- Forward P/E
- 22.2
- EPS, TTM
- $1.49
- Gekko Fair Value
- $30.79
Trading
- Volume
- 9.09M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 8.03M
- 52-week high
- $25.71
- 52-week low
- $15.61
- Shares outstanding
- 685.1M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $6.23B
- Profit margin
- 16.5%
- Return on equity
- 15.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +8.4%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.10
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.2%
- Dividend yield
- 3.60%
Host Hotels & Resorts stock news this week
Coverage of Host Hotels & Resorts this week reads positive: 4 positive, 3 neutral and 3 negative headlines.
- Host Hotels & Resorts stock last trades at USD 22.82 on September 28, 2026AD HOC NEWS, Sep 28
- Host Hotels & Resorts stock sets a September 30 dividend dateAD HOC NEWS, Sep 28
- How Is Host Hotels & Resorts’ Stock Performance Compared to Other REIT Stocks?inkl, Sep 25
- Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. $HST Stock Holdings Lifted by QRG Capital Management Inc.Defense World, Sep 25
- Host Hotels and Resorts stock heads into the open after a 1.1 percent dropAD HOC NEWS, Sep 25
- Host Hotels & Resorts stock reports 3.4 percent revenue growthAD HOC NEWS, Sep 24
Host Hotels & Resorts stock FAQ
What is Host Hotels & Resorts’s market cap?
Host Hotels & Resorts’s market cap is $15.52B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $22.66, with 685.1M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 15.1.
What is the Host Hotels & Resorts stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Host Hotels & Resorts is $25.29, +11.6% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Host Hotels & Resorts stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Host Hotels & Resorts is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $22.66 is 26.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $30.79. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Host Hotels & Resorts report earnings next?
Host Hotels & Resorts is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026, after the market closes (36 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.09 per share on revenue of $1.35B. Host Hotels & Resorts beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.4% on average across the report.
What is Host Hotels & Resorts’s 52-week high and low?
Host Hotels & Resorts’s 52-week high is $25.71 and its 52-week low is $15.61; it closed at $22.66 on Sep 28, 2026, +30.8% over the past year.
Is Host Hotels & Resorts stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (fair value and earnings risk), 3 as mixed (trend, gekkoindex and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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