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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) stock analysis

REIT - Hotel & Motel. Scored on the same transparent model behind the daily rankings.

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HST
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. · REIT - Hotel & Motel
68.9REIT strength
$23.22Oct 13 close$16.1B
1Y Target$25.39Analyst consensus · 20 analysts
5Y Target$37.17Compound horizon
10Y Target$55.15Long-dated conviction
Yield3.5%
B+
Yield 3.5% — healthy income · REITs are valued on FFO / AFFO, which our data source doesn't provide — we grade income, growth, and sector-relative leverage instead.
Rev+7.6%
B
Revenue +7.6% — at or above S&P median
D/E0.85
B+
D/E 0.85 — below the Real Estate debt median (≈40th pctile)

Targets: 1-year is analyst consensus where covered, 5- and 10-year are model estimates; the DCF is a cross-check, not a target. Methodology

Financial strength · 68.9 / 100
Profitability100.0
Value (P/B)43.8
Income75.3

A peer-relative read for reits on profitability (ROE, depreciation-adjusted), valuation, and covered income — the quality-growth (FCF/ROIC) screen doesn't apply to balance-sheet businesses. Not comparable to the 0–100 quality-growth score shown on other stocks.

Entry · Margin of safety
52-week rangeNear 52-week high
10% off the 12-month high

Model-generatedFrom reported fundamentals, checked against the figures above · Editorial standards

Why now
REIT - Hotel & Motel · market cap $16.1b. 10% off the 52-week high of $25.71. 20 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $25.39 (implying +9% upside).
Moat
Net margin 16% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 16% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Horizon
1-3 yr $25.39 (20-analyst consensus) — fundamentals + valuation re-rating. 5 yr $37.17 at ~10% CAGR — compounding case rests on the competitive position widening. 10 yr $55.15 if current growth sustains into durable earnings power.

Not enough history yet — the model records HST's score after each daily run, and the chart appears once a few days have accumulated.

HST at a glance

FINANCIAL STRENGTH · REITPROFITABILITY100VALUE44COVERED INCOME7568.9/100 on our peer scale — not the quality-growth score.
ONE-YEAR MOVE VS ITS BETAFLATThis stock+39%Trailing one-year price change. Price history is not an inputto the Bull Rankings score.
PRICE IN ITS 52-WEEK RANGE$23.2LOW $15.6HIGH $25.7Trading at the 75th percentile of its 52-week range ($15.6–$25.7).

Same audited fundamentals as the score, unless a card says otherwise.

Analyst estimate revisions

30-day change+0.0%
90-day change+5.3%
Forward EPS estimate$1.06

Over the last 90 days, what analysts expect HST to earn is materially higher (+5.3%). The estimate is derived from price and forward P/E captured at the same instant, so a moving share price does not move this number — only a changed forecast does.

Estimates move both ways and are not part of the Bull Rankings score. Biggest movers →

Shares to buy
86
Position size
$1,997
4.0% of portfolio
Stop price
$17.41
25% below $23.22
$ at risk if stopped
$499.23
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST): score, valuation & FAQ

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) is a REIT - Hotel & Motel company. As a bank, insurer or REIT it runs on a different financial model from the rest of the market, so Bull Rankings grades it on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and cash-flow coverage — rather than the 0–100 quality-growth score used elsewhere. The read below is a transparent screen, not a buy recommendation.

Its strongest graded signals are Yield (B+) and D/E (B+).

Is HST a good stock to buy?

Bull Rankings grades HST on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout and cash-flow coverage — rather than a single quality-growth score. That is driven by Yield (B+) and D/E (B+). A score is a quantitative screen of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.'s fundamentals, not personalised financial advice — weigh it against your own time horizon and risk tolerance, and read the risk factors below before acting.

How does Bull Rankings grade HST?

As a bank, insurer or REIT, HST isn't given a quality-growth score — signals like free cash flow, debt-to-equity and P/E don't translate cleanly to a balance-sheet business. Instead it's graded on a sector-appropriate card: price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and operating-cash-flow coverage, where it rates strongest on Yield (B+) and D/E (B+).

Is HST overvalued or undervalued?

We don't publish a discounted-cash-flow value for HST, and not because the business is unprofitable. For a lender, insurer or property trust, "free cash flow" measures balance-sheet growth rather than owner earnings — loan originations and repayments run through operating cash flow — so discounting it would produce a confident-looking number with nothing behind it. HST is judged on book value, return on equity and income cover instead, which is what the financial-strength card shows.

What are the main risks of investing in HST?

Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.

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