HST Stock Recent News

HST's Q2 earnings are likely to have benefited from its group business and strategic capital allocations. However, high interest expenses remain a concern.

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REITs had another month of recovery in June (+2.56% average total return), but despite back-to-back gains remain in negative territory YTD (-5.65%). Micro cap REITs (+7.19%) outperformed for the first time this year in June, while small caps (+2.99%), mid caps (+1.80%) and large caps (+0.03%) saw smaller gains. 63.87% of REIT securities had a positive total return in June.

HST to gain from its luxury hotel portfolio, strategic capital recycling and a healthy balance sheet. Macroeconomic uncertainty and high interest expenses ail.

Real estate investment trust (REIT) Host Hostels and Resorts Inc (NASDAQ:HST) is up 4.4% at $16.03 at last glance, after Wells Fargo lifted its price target to $18 from $16, maintaining its "overweight" rating.

Improvement in group travel demand and business transient demand, and capital-recycling moves are likely to aid HST's performance in the quarters ahead.

Host Hotels & Rsorts' quality over quantity approach has led to short-term downward pressures on revenue, but has created a moat of customer stickiness, property appreciation, and consistent cash flow. Increased competition from Airbnb is fading, providing HST a landscape of stability and acquisitions over the coming years. Recent property acquisitions seem promising for FY2025 growth that has not been fully factored into HST's valuation.

US equity markets retreated from the cusp of record-highs this week as encouraging inflation data showing surprisingly muted tariff-related inflation was spoiled by a sudden escalation in Middle East tensions. The critical CPI and PPI reports both showed cooler-than-expected inflation in May for a third-straight month, as lower oil prices and moderating shelter costs more than offset the tariff uplift. Upsetting the key disinflationary offset that has kept overall inflation suppressed in recent months, the exchange of attacks between Iran and Israel sent global oil prices surging to four-month highs.

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