WINTON GROUP Ltd Buys New Position in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST)

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 11,735 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $211,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of HST. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Host Hotels & Resorts by 3,870.5% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,221,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,934,000 after buying an additional 2,165,260 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 103.2% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 3,675,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,002,000 after purchasing an additional 1,866,661 shares during the last quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 106.5% during the 4th quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 3,420,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,590,000 after purchasing an additional 1,764,294 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV increased its position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts by 782.1% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,621,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,567,000 after purchasing an additional 1,437,499 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vision Capital Corp acquired a new position in shares of Host Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter worth approximately $21,826,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on HST. Barclays lowered their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $21.00 to $19.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Host Hotels & Resorts from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Compass Point lowered Host Hotels & Resorts from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Host Hotels & Resorts from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $20.00 to $18.00 in a report on Friday, July 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $21.06.

Host Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

HST opened at $17.88 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $17.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.39. The company has a market capitalization of $12.61 billion, a PE ratio of 17.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.32. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 1 year low of $14.92 and a 1 year high of $21.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 4.55 and a quick ratio of 4.55.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.47%. Host Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 78.43%.

Host Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

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 72 properties in the United States and five properties internationally totaling approximately 42,000 rooms.