Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)
Real Estate · Lodging REITs · NASDAQ
Host Hotels & Resorts is the largest lodging REIT in the US, owning a premier portfolio of luxury and upper-upscale properties in major urban, airport, and resort markets.
What Host Hotels & Resorts does
Host Hotels & Resorts is the largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States, owning a diverse portfolio of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. The company focuses on properties located in prime urban, airport, and resort destinations, which are typically managed by third-party global hospitality brands.
Themes: lodging and hospitality, commercial real estate, luxury travel, corporate travel, REITs
Fundamentals
- Price$23.19 as of 2026-08-24 close
- Market cap$15.9B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return+37.1% 2025-08-22 close $16.91 → 2026-08-24 close $23.19
- P/E15.56 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+16.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+97.0% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+15.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.74 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+4.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+7.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.97 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +4.1%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How HST compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 122 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 10% 156 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 162 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 155 covered Real Estate peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 138 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
HST is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
55.7 #304 of 987 scored · #19 of 84 in Real Estate
Valuation 73rd (price to earnings 15.6, price to book 2.5) and long-term trend 60th (over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 23.2 percentage points); weakest is capital return (36th, consecutive years of dividend increases 4 years).
Short-term score
40.1 #1402 of 1,704 scored · #72 of 94 in Real Estate
Catalysts 51st: open-market insider buys in 90 days 12, the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading; volume and participation 47th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is setup 22nd: day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 98% of the past ~6 months).
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, HST's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 81%, operating-cash-flow payout 41%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout81% dividends / net income
- Operating-cash-flow payout41% dividends / operating cash flow — capital spending was not reported, so this does not subtract it
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Host Hotels & Resorts looks technically
Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is trading 12.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 242 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 25 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 45, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 9 trading days ago.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 12.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +12.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $24.00 | $24.00 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $20.56 | $20.56 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 10 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 10 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 242 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 242 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 25 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 24.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 45, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 45.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($22.28 to $25.33) — its "stochastic" reading is 30 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 30.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 12 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $25.71 | $25.71 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 9.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -9.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 48.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +48.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 9.7% below its highest point of the past year | 9.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 9 trading days ago | 9 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $28.98 (set on 2007-02-13) | $28.98 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($15.82 to $25.54), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 24% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $19.22 to $19.53. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 24.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 19.9% below its all-time high | -19.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 3.3% above a support level at $22.43 — a price it turned at three times since 2026-05-11, most recently on 2026-08-11. Since 2024-08-21 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -3.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $3.08 (set on 2009-03-06) | $3.08 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 653.6% above its all-time low | +653.6% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 98% of the past ~6 months) | 98th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.5398 between its high and its low — about 2.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.5398 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $21.58 and $26.08 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $21.58 – $23.83 – $26.08 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.3% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (12.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.12× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.5% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 4.7% below the previous close 11 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 25.13 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -4.7% |
| Gap filled | a 3.7% gap down opened on 2026-06-30 has been "filled" 19 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 18 sessions to close | 19 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 7.4 percentage points (the stock lost 5.0% while the market gained 2.3%) | -7.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 0.5 percentage points (the stock gained 3.6% while the market gained 3.1%) | +0.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 2.7 percentage points (the stock gained 13.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | +2.7% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 23.2 percentage points (the stock gained 43.7% while the market gained 20.5%) | +23.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.8% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 8% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $21.45 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +8.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is sitting right on the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $23.12 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 13 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
HST last closed at $23.21 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $22.43 | Support | 3.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-05-11 to 2026-08-11 |
| $20.95 | Support | 9.8% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-02-19 to 2026-05-15 |
| $25.56 | Resistance | 10.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-22 to 2026-07-30 |
| $19.33 | Support | 16.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-11 to 2026-01-22 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Printed a doji candle · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.90 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 20 analysts
- Mean price target$25.07 range $21.00 – $29.00; median $25.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for HST
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.07551 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["High cyclicality of the lodging industry and sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions like GDP growth and recessions.","High concentration in luxury and upper-upscale segments, making revenues sensitive to corporate and leisure travel budget reductions during economic downturns."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of HST's 10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the prior one filed 2025-11-07.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to 'unemployment rates' in economic conditions risk factor (2026-05-08)
- Added specific mention of 'March 2026 Hawaii Kona Low rainstorm' as extreme precipitation example (2026-05-08)
- Added reference to 'Department of Homeland Security' shutdown and federal employee furlough details (2026-05-08)
- Added phrase 'including due to changes in immigration laws or increased enforcement' when discussing labor supply shortages (2026-05-08)
- Changed 'adverse weather events' to 'extreme weather events' with expanded description (2026-05-08)
- Removed:
- Removed reference to 'U.S. government shutdown which began on October 1, 2025' and the cross-reference to Part II, Item 1A (2026-05-08 removed from older 2025-11-07)
- Removed phrase 'or their enforcement' after 'immigration laws' (2026-05-08 consolidated this concept differently)
- Removed references to specific tax and regulatory compliance details at end of section (text was truncated in both versions but older version extended further)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'recent economic uncertainty' to 'economic uncertainty' in first bullet point (2026-05-08)
- Changed 'adverse weather events' to 'extreme weather events' (2026-05-08)
- Changed 'extreme precipitation, such as the March 2026 Hawaii Kona Low rainstorm' added after weather events reference (2026-05-08)
- Replaced 'the U.S. government shutdown which began on October 1, 2025' language with forward-looking description of 'recent shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security' and generalized future risk language (2026-05-08)
- Changed 'labor supply' phrasing and consolidated immigration-related labor impacts (2026-05-08)
- Changed 'shortages in labor' to 'shortages in labor supply' (2026-05-08)
- Notes:
- Both documents appear truncated at end of visible text, limiting full section comparison
- Changes reflect updates typical of quarterly filing updates with more recent event references
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 3 sells ($2M) — 2 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-26. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about HST's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 3 matched disclosures for HST from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Short interest (FINRA)
HST had 43,497,918 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
HST had 6.35% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.03 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 43,497,918
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 6.35%
- Prior settlement (shares) 39,836,415
- Reported change 9.19%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.03
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB)
- Park Hotels & Resorts (PK)
- Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO)
- Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP)
- Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE)
- Summit Hotel Properties (INN)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) do?
Host Hotels & Resorts is the largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States, owning a diverse portfolio of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. The company focuses on properties located in prime urban, airport, and resort destinations, which are typically managed by third-party global hospitality brands.
What sector is Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) in?
Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is Lodging REITs. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does HST pay a dividend?
Yes — Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 4.13% and 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Host Hotels & Resorts's (HST) competitors?
Notable peers of Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) include Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Park Hotels & Resorts, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Ryman Hospitality Properties and Apple Hospitality REIT. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in HST?
Yes — we hold 3 matched STOCK Act disclosures for HST from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) overbought or oversold right now?
Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 45, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HST come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-24.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.