Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

NasdaqGS:HST Stock Report

Market Cap: US$12.7b

Host Hotels & Resorts Valuation

Is HST undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of HST when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: HST ($18.28) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($28.14)

Significantly Below Fair Value: HST is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for HST?

Key metric: As HST is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HST. This is calculated by dividing HST's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HST's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio17.7x
EarningsUS$721.00m
Market CapUS$12.74b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does HST's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for HST vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.5x
RHP Ryman Hospitality Properties
18.4x5.8%US$6.4b
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT
18.4x0.7%US$3.8b
PK Park Hotels & Resorts
9.4x1.3%US$3.1b
SHO Sunstone Hotel Investors
15.8x-34.8%US$2.4b
HST Host Hotels & Resorts
17.7x4.0%US$12.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HST is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.7x) compared to the peer average (15.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HST's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Hotel and Resort REITs Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
HST 17.7xIndustry Avg. 18.4xNo. of Companies10PE01224364860+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HST is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.7x) compared to the Global Hotel and Resort REITs industry average (18.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HST's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

HST PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17.7x
Fair PE Ratio36.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HST is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.4x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst HST forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$18.22
US$20.47
+12.4%
8.3%US$23.00US$16.00n/a18
Dec ’25US$18.42
US$20.58
+11.7%
9.0%US$24.00US$16.00n/a18
Nov ’25US$17.33
US$20.68
+19.4%
9.4%US$24.00US$16.00n/a19
Oct ’25US$17.55
US$20.60
+17.4%
9.9%US$24.00US$16.00n/a20
Sep ’25US$17.70
US$20.85
+17.8%
9.9%US$24.00US$16.00n/a20
Aug ’25US$16.75
US$21.50
+28.4%
10.2%US$24.00US$17.00n/a18
Jul ’25US$17.63
US$22.57
+28.0%
7.6%US$25.00US$18.00n/a21
Jun ’25US$17.94
US$22.62
+26.1%
7.8%US$25.00US$18.00n/a21
May ’25US$18.84
US$23.00
+22.1%
7.1%US$25.00US$19.00n/a21
Apr ’25US$20.71
US$23.02
+11.2%
7.5%US$25.00US$18.00n/a21
Mar ’25US$20.95
US$22.21
+6.0%
9.5%US$25.00US$17.00n/a21
Feb ’25US$19.42
US$21.62
+11.3%
9.9%US$25.00US$17.00n/a21
Jan ’25US$19.47
US$20.67
+6.1%
10.4%US$24.00US$15.00n/a21
Dec ’24US$17.72
US$20.19
+13.9%
11.2%US$24.00US$15.00US$18.4221
Nov ’24US$15.60
US$20.33
+30.3%
10.0%US$23.00US$15.00US$17.3321
Oct ’24US$16.07
US$20.37
+26.7%
10.3%US$23.00US$15.00US$17.5519
Sep ’24US$15.82
US$20.33
+28.5%
10.6%US$23.00US$15.00US$17.7018
Aug ’24US$18.39
US$20.50
+11.5%
9.9%US$23.00US$15.50US$16.7518
Jul ’24US$16.83
US$20.29
+20.6%
10.6%US$23.00US$15.50US$17.6317
Jun ’24US$16.75
US$20.50
+22.4%
8.9%US$23.00US$17.00US$17.9417
May ’24US$16.18
US$20.18
+24.7%
9.2%US$23.00US$17.00US$18.8417
Apr ’24US$16.49
US$20.11
+22.0%
9.1%US$23.00US$17.00US$20.7118
Mar ’24US$17.01
US$20.94
+23.1%
9.6%US$25.00US$17.00US$20.9518
Feb ’24US$18.80
US$21.05
+12.0%
9.4%US$25.00US$17.00US$19.4220
Jan ’24US$16.05
US$21.18
+31.9%
9.8%US$25.00US$17.00US$19.4720
Dec ’23US$18.69
US$21.29
+13.9%
10.8%US$25.00US$16.00US$17.7219

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 22:53
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/26 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is covered by 49 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jacob KilsteinArgus Research Company
Michael BellisarioBaird
Felicia Kantor HendrixBarclays