HST Stock Recent News

Investors need to pay close attention to Host Hotels & Resorts stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

BETHESDA, Md., June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: HST) (the “Company”), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust, will report second quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, after the market close.

BETHESDA, Md., June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: HST) (the “Company”), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust, today announced that its board of directors authorized a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share. The dividend is payable on July 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of June 30, 2025.

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Share buyback activity by US equity real estate investment trusts more than doubled in the first quarter, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The US REIT sector bought back around $993.2 million in common stock in the period, more than twice as much as the $456.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and up 15.5% year over year. More than a dozen REITs announced new share repurchase programs during the first quarter.

Host Hotels & Resorts boasts one of the strongest balance sheets among lodging REITs. The company's stable, well-covered 5%+ dividend yield, restored to pre-pandemic levels, offers attractive income with minimal risk of a cut. Given its financial strength and stable dividends, I maintain my Buy rating for income-focused investors.

The REIT sector saw another month of red in April (-6.45%) and REITs now average a -9.10% return over the first 4 months of the year. Microcap (-8.87%) and small-cap REITs (-8.69%) endured bigger average losses than mid-caps (-5.45%) and large-caps (-2.93%). 84.62% of REIT securities had a negative total return in April.

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BETHESDA, Md., May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: HST) (the “Company”), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust, today announced that Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. ("Host L.P."), for whom the Company acts as sole general partner, has priced its offering (the "Offering") of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.700% Senior Notes due 2032 (the "Notes"). The Notes are Host L.P.'s senior unsecured obligations. The Offering is expected to close on May 20, 2025, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.