Briefing on the Fundamentals of Host Hotels & Resorts

By Ken Smith • Tuesday, November 15 12:00 • Permanent Link

Shares of Real Estate Investment Trust Host Hotels & Resorts jumped 3.2% today. With many investors piling into HST without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

Host Hotels & Resorts has moved 3.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -15.8%
HST has an average analyst rating of buy and is -12.94% away from its mean target price of $21.44 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (Eps) is $1.13
Host Hotels & Resorts has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (Eps) is $0.93 and its forward P/E ratio is 20.1
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.0 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Host Hotels & Resorts is part of the Real Estate sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 27.16 and an average P/B of 2.39
The company has a free cash flow of $1,260,375,040.00, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
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 74 properties in the United States and five properties internationally totaling approximately 46,100 rooms. The Company also holds non-controlling interests in six domestic and one international joint ventures. Guided by a disciplined approach to capital allocation and aggressive asset management, the Company partners with premium brands such as Marriott®, Ritz-Carlton®, Westin®, Sheraton®, W®, St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Hyatt®, Fairmont®, Hilton®, Swissôtel®, ibis® and Novotel®, as well as independent brands. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.hosthotels.com.

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