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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

HST · NASDAQ

Market closed$23.94$0.270000 (+1.14%)After hours $24.25 · +1.29%

Key statistics

Previous close$23.67
Open$23.59
Day high$23.96
Day low$23.42
52-week high$25.41
52-week low$15.12
Market cap16.40B
Volume6.63M
Average volume8.89M
P/E ratio11.35
Forward P/E—
EPS2.11
Dividend yield+6.98%

Market context

Why it moved

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) edged higher as analysts highlighted the stock appears undervalued, trading at a significant discount to its intrinsic value based on DCF models, while expectations of strong upcoming quarterly results with year-over-year FFO growth boosted investor sentiment in the hotel sector.

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What is happening

Recent company-specific developments and publisher coverage.

July 18, 2026Host Hotels & Resorts shares edged higher, outperforming the broader real estate sector (XLRE) as investor optimism builds ahead of the company's Q2 2026 earnings report on August 5. Analysts expect FFO of $0.62 per share, up ~7% year-over-year, with multiple firms maintaining Buy ratings and price targets ranging from $23 to $28 — Stifel at $26.25, Argus at $27, BMO at $27, and Ladenburg at $28. Bullish sentiment is anchored by World Cup-driven travel demand, raised full-year guidance (FFO $2.10–$2.16, EBITDAre $1.785B–$1.835B), and Truist's above-consensus RevPAR outlook of 6–8% for H2 2026, even as broader markets faced pressure from tech weakness and U.S.-Iran tensions.

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July 17, 2026Host Hotels & Resorts edged lower as broader real estate sector strength — with the XLRE ETF closing near its 52-week high — failed to lift the lodging REIT amid a tech-led market pullback. The modest decline comes amid an otherwise bullish analyst backdrop: Truist and Wells Fargo raised their RevPAR forecasts for upper-end U.S. hotels to 6–8% growth in Q3, and multiple analysts including Stifel (Buy, $26.25 PT), Ladenburg ($28 PT), and BMO Capital ($27 PT) maintain positive outlooks ahead of Q2 earnings, citing stronger-than-expected RevPAR performance and potential World Cup tailwinds.

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July 16, 2026Host Hotels & Resorts closed up nearly 2%, outperforming the broader real estate sector (XLRE), on a wave of bullish analyst activity and strong industry data. Compass Point raised its price target to $27 from $25 (maintaining Buy), Stifel reiterated its Buy with a $26.25 target, and Ladenburg also lifted its PT — all citing Host's raised full-year 2026 guidance of $2.10–$2.16 in AFFO per share and an attractive 8.1% dividend yield. Fueling optimism further, Macquarie reported US hotel RevPAR surged 8.7% in June, boosted by World Cup demand, with Host itself expecting ~60 basis points of full-year RevPAR benefit from the tournament.

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July 15, 2026Host Hotels & Resorts shares rose modestly, buoyed by a confluence of positive tailwinds including Stifel reiterating its Buy rating with a $26.25 price target and Argus raising its target to $27.00, both citing strong industry fundamentals and World Cup-driven demand. Macquarie data showing U.S. hotel RevPAR surged 8.7% in June—with luxury and upper-upscale segments leading at ~9% growth—validated Host Hotels' own guidance of ~60 basis points of full-year RevPAR benefit from the FIFA World Cup. The broader market also found support after a softer-than-expected June CPI print (headline inflation fell to 3.5%), helping offset earlier headwinds from U.S.-Iran tensions and oil price volatility.

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July 14, 2026Host Hotels & Resorts edged modestly lower alongside broader market weakness, as renewed U.S.-Iran military tensions sent oil prices surging and rattled equity sentiment, pressuring interest-rate-sensitive REITs. The lodging REIT has been navigating a backdrop of higher Treasury yields and investor caution around hospitality sector demand, though its recent addition to the Russell 1000 Value-Defensive and Russell 1000 Defensive indices underscores its appeal as an income-oriented holding, supported by a 4.1% dividend yield, a Q1 2026 EPS beat of ~59%, and a strong 37% year-to-date price run heading into Q2 earnings season.

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July 10, 2026Host Hotels & Resorts closed essentially flat as investors digest a confluence of positive catalysts underpinning the stock's strong recent run. The lodging REIT was added to both the Russell 1000 Value-Defensive and Russell 1000 Defensive indices on June 27, recasting its investment profile among income-oriented investors, while analysts recently raised price targets following Q1 2026 comparable hotel RevPAR growth of 4.4% and raised full-year guidance. Hotel REITs as a sub-sector surged over 35% in three months, with the Baird Hotel Stock Index up 21.1% YTD, and a DCF model points to HST trading at a ~35% discount to intrinsic value.

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July 10, 2026Host Hotels & Resorts shares rose nearly 2%, outperforming the broader real estate sector (XLRE flat in after-hours) and the S&P 500, as the hotel REIT sub-sector continues its remarkable run — up over 11% in June alone and more than 35% in the past three months. Analyst price target raises following strong Q1 RevPAR growth of 4.4% year-over-year and raised full-year guidance have fueled bullish sentiment, with DCF models pointing to an intrinsic value near $35/share — a ~35% premium to current levels. Despite renewed U.S.-Iran tensions rattling travel stocks broadly, lodging REITs proved resilient, supported by strong leisure demand, improving group bookings, and incremental FIFA World Cup tailwinds.

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July 9, 2026Host Hotels & Resorts declined alongside travel and lodging peers as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions upended a fragile ceasefire deal, sending oil prices surging more than 5% and sparking a broad risk-off rotation out of travel-sensitive stocks. The geopolitical shock hit lodging REITs particularly hard, with rising Treasury yields—the 10-year touching a four-week peak at 4.545%—adding pressure on rate-sensitive real estate names. Despite the session's headwinds, the company retains notable tailwinds: Q1 2026 comparable hotel RevPAR rose 4.4% year over year, management raised full-year RevPAR guidance to 3–4.5%, and HST has outperformed its lodging REIT peers by a wide margin over the past three months, gaining 18.8% versus the industry's 2.3%, supported by strong leisure and group demand and incremental FIFA World Cup-related travel. Hedge funds have also recently ranked Host Hotels among top realty stocks.

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Simply Wall Street · July 18, 2026Is Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Stock Stretched Or Reasonable Today?Stock Titan · July 16, 2026Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) grants director dividend-equivalent stock unitsStock Titan · July 16, 2026Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: HST) director awarded dividend rightsmarketscreener.com · July 15, 2026Compass Point Adjusts Host Hotels & Resorts' PT to $27 From $25, Keeps Buy RatingInvesting.com · July 14, 2026Stifel reiterates Buy rating on Host Hotels stock at $26.25Moomoo · July 14, 2026Stifel Maintains Host Hotels & Resorts(HST.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $26.25Stock Titan · June 18, 2026Host Hotels will discuss Q2 results and outlook on Aug. 6Nareit · May 4, 2026Host Hotels & Resorts on Building a Future-Ready Leadership Pipeline Through Talent Strategy
Mt Newswire · July 15, 2026Compass Point Adjusts Host Hotels & Resorts' PT to $27 From $25, Keeps Buy Rating
Mt Newswire · June 25, 2026Baird Adjusts Price Target on Host Hotels & Resorts to $24 From $23, Maintains Neutral Rating
Mt Newswire · June 17, 2026Argus Research Adjusts Host Hotels & Resorts Price Target to $27 From $20, Maintains Buy Rating
Mt Newswire · June 12, 2026BMO Capital Adjusts Price Target on Host Hotels & Resorts to $27 From $24
Benzinga · June 10, 2026Ladenburg Thalmann Maintains Buy on Host Hotels & Resorts, Raises Price Target to $28
Mt Newswire · June 10, 2026Ladenburg Thalmann Adjusts Price Target on Host Hotels & Resorts to $28 From $25, Maintains Buy Rating
Mt Newswire · June 8, 2026Raymond James Adjusts Price Target on Host Hotels & Resorts to $27 From $22, Maintains Outperform Rating
Mt Newswire · June 8, 2026Baird Adjusts Price Target on Host Hotels & Resorts to $23 From $22, Maintains Neutral Rating

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