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

P/E above its 5-year median

Host Hotels & Resorts's P/E of 19.0 is above its own 5-year median of 17.0.

P/E below the industry

Host Hotels & Resorts's P/E of 19.0 is below the Miscellaneous Investing median of 26.3.

EV/EBITDA above its 5-year median

Host Hotels & Resorts's EV/EBITDA of 9.5 is above its 5-year median of 7.7.

P/B above the industry

Host Hotels & Resorts's price-to-book of 2.79 is above the Miscellaneous Investing median of 1.20.

Trading above fair value

The share price of $25.78 is above our fair value estimate of $24.76.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 4.1% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew 7.6% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growing under 10% a year

Diluted EPS grew 7.7% a year over the last three fiscal years.

Earnings acceleration

Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.

Growing faster than the industry

Revenue grew 5.0% over the last twelve months; the Miscellaneous Investing median is 4.6%.

Guidance raised

Host Hotels & Resorts raised its Current Full Year 2026 Guidance NAREIT FFO per diluted share outlook on Aug 5, 2026.

Gross margin trend

This company does not report gross profit.

Return on equity under 15%

Return on equity was 14.4% over the last twelve months and averaged 8.5% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

Return on capital over 10%

Return on invested capital was 16.0%, above the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

Return on equity above the industry

Host Hotels & Resorts's return on equity of 14.4% is above the Miscellaneous Investing median of 3.1%.

Earnings over 5 years

Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.

Net margin above its 5-year average

Net margin was 15.0% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 10.2%.

Net margin above the industry

Host Hotels & Resorts's net margin of 15.0% is above the Miscellaneous Investing median of 10.3%.

Debt level

Needs debt and equity figures.

Debt trend

Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

Debt coverage

Needs operating cash flow.

Interest not well covered

Operating income covers interest expense 3.9 times; we look for at least 5.

Short-term liquidity

The balance sheet is not split into current and non-current items.

Bankruptcy risk in the grey zone

The Altman Z-score is 2.35; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

Host Hotels & Resorts paid dividends worth 6.5% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield above Treasuries

The 6.5% yield is above the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield in the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; Host Hotels & Resorts yields 6.5%.

Dividend was cut

The dividend per share fell by more than 10% at least once in the last 10 fiscal years.

Not covered by earnings

Dividends take 122% of net income, leaving little room.

Cash-flow cover

Needs dividends paid and free cash flow.