HST

Weak Financials Are Cause for Concern With Host Hotels & Resorts

Large-cap Real Estate company Host Hotels & Resorts has logged a 0.4% change today on a trading volume of 415,364. The average volume for the stock is 6,879,178.

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. Based in Bethesda, United States the company has 160 full time employees and a market cap of $12,432,413,696. Host Hotels & Resorts currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.2% per year.

The company is now trading -17.95% away from its average analyst target price of $20.89 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $17 to $25, and on average give Host Hotels & Resorts a rating of buy.

Over the last year, HST shares have gone up 0.2%, which represents a difference of 11.6% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $21.63 per share whereas its 52 week low is $15.1. With its revenues and earnings dropping over the last three years, Host Hotels & Resorts may not have a strong enough business to keep this trend.

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Revenue (MM) $5,469 $1,620 $2,890
Revenue Growth n/a -70.38% 78.4%
Operating Margins 14.5% -58.8% -8.9%
Operating Margins Growth n/a -505.52% 84.86%
Net Margins 16.82% -45.19% -0.38%
Net Margins Growth n/a -368.67% 99.16%
Earnings Per Share $1.26 -$1.04 -$0.02
EPS Growth n/a -182.54% 98.08%
Free Cash Flow (MM) $692 -$806 -$135
FCF Growth n/a -216.47% 83.25%
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$558 -$499 -$427
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.47 -10.38 7.62
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