HST
Host Hotels & Resorts
$23.47
▲ 0.4%Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET
HST at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Favorable · 67/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 59.0% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$15.99B
P/E
15.84x
Forward P/E (est.)
11.32x
ROE
15.2%
Revenue Growth
6.2%
EPS Growth
51.8%
Profit Margin
16.4%
FCF Yield
8.1%
Debt / Equity
0.77x
ROIC
8.0%
Interest Coverage
4.48x
Current Ratio
—
Dividend Yield
3.2%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
1.2%
Rating Score
67/100
Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is a large-cap company in the Hotel & Resort REITs industry, part of the Real Estate sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $15.99B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $6.11B in revenue and $765.00M in net profit.
Our model rates HST Favorable (67/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
The numbers don't show a durable competitive advantage — margins, growth, or returns on capital have been unstable or thin. Great returns are still possible; they just aren't protected.
15.0% average over the last 3 years
±22.1 pts around 4.3% across 10 years
grew in 6 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 8 of 10 years
8.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what HST's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. HST trades near $23.47, above its 50-day average ($22.97) and 200-day average ($19.45). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 38 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. HST's is $0.59 (~2.5% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month HST found buyers near $22.92 (support) and sellers near $25.41 (resistance); its 52-week range is $15.12–$25.41. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.7× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
20.6%
Revenue moved from $5.43B in 2016 to $6.11B in 2025, a 1.3% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 6.2% year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
96.9%
Operating Margin
14.0%
Net Margin
12.5%
ROE
15.2%
Host Hotels & Resorts keeps about 16.4% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 96.9% gross margin and 14.0% operating margin. Return on equity is 15.2% and return on invested capital about 8.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Total Debt
$1.27B
Net Debt
-$429.00M
Net cash position
Net Debt / EBITDA
-0.5x
Debt / Equity
0.77x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.8x, and operating profit covers interest about 4.5x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $1.27B of total debt against $1.70B of cash.
Operating CF
$1.51B
Free Cash Flow
$1.23B
FCF Margin
20.1%
In the latest year Host Hotels & Resorts produced about $1.51B of operating cash flow and $1.23B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 8.1% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
Coverage is weak, the payout was cut recently, or it's being financed rather than earned — treat the current yield as fragile.
Dividend yield
3.2%
Per share (latest FY)
$0.95
Total paid (latest FY)
$623.00M
History on record
9 years
dividend uses 51% of free cash flow
81% of net income paid out
no current raise streak
payout was cut at least once in the last 9 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
15.84x
P/S
2.78x
P/B
1.81x
EV / EBITDA
—
HST trades at 15.8x trailing earnings (about 11.3x on estimated forward earnings), 2.8x sales, and 1.8x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 1.2% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$34.77
Current price
$23.47
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.23B
Growth, years 1–5
6.2%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where HST sits versus its Real Estate sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 33 Real Estate companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How HST stacks up against its Real Estate peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Real Estate sector (41 S&P 500 companies), HST ranks #3 of 41 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (15.8x P/E vs. 32.4x median) with a higher return on equity (15.2% vs. 8.0%) and faster revenue growth (6.2% vs. 5.3%).
P/E vs sector
15.8x
median 32.4x
ROE vs sector
15.2%
median 8.0%
Growth vs sector
6.2%
median 5.3%
Sector rank
#3
of 41 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Real Estate companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 41 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $23.47 today · expected CAGR -8% – 1%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.48B | $6.87B | $7.28B | $7.72B | $8.18B |
| Net income | $842.51M | $893.06M | $946.64M | $1.00B | $1.06B |
| EPS | $1.24 | $1.31 | $1.39 | $1.47 | $1.56 |
| Share price (low) | $12.36 | $13.11 | $13.89 | $14.73 | $15.61 |
| Share price (high) | $19.78 | $20.97 | $22.23 | $23.56 | $24.98 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -47% / -16% | -25% / -5% | -16% / -2% | -11% / 0% | -8% / 1% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for HST:
- High net margins (16.4%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (15.2%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~8.1%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- Pays a 3.2% dividend on top of any price gains.
- Our model's overall read is Favorable (67/100).
The case against HST:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Host Hotels & Resorts is a large-cap real estate business growing at a mature pace, with solid profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 15.8x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (67/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 25 Wall Street analysts covering HST recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
HST's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
HST — frequently asked questions
Is HST a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Host Hotels & Resorts Favorable (67/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is HST's rating on The Stocks School?
Host Hotels & Resorts currently scores 67/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does HST's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Host Hotels & Resorts's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for HST calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this HST analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell HST. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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