Host Hotels Stock Price, News & Analysis

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ: HST), the nation's largest lodging REIT, has released its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report, showcasing significant progress toward its 2030 environmental and social targets. The company has made substantial sustainability investments, including $5 billion in sustainable financing and over 860 sustainability projects expected to generate $24 million in annual utility savings.

Key achievements include 21 LEED-certified properties, 16 properties with on-site renewable energy systems, and approximately $300 million invested in hurricane-resistant infrastructure. The company also demonstrated strong community engagement with support for 283 charities and maintained high employee engagement at 88%, while investing in workforce development with 20 training hours per employee annually.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ: HST), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT), has released an updated investor presentation for Q2 2025. The presentation is available on the company's website in the Investor Relations section.

As an S&P 500 company, Host Hotels & Resorts maintains a significant portfolio of 75 properties in the United States and 5 international properties, comprising approximately 42,900 rooms. Additionally, the company holds non-controlling interests in seven domestic and one international joint ventures.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ: HST), the nation's largest lodging REIT, reported strong Q2 2025 results with comparable hotel Total RevPAR growth of 4.2% to $400.91 and RevPAR growth of 3.0% to $239.64. The company generated revenues of $1.586 billion, up 8.2% year-over-year, though net income decreased 7.0% to $225 million.

Key developments include the sale of The Westin Cincinnati for $60 million, repurchase of $105 million in common stock, and receipt of $9 million in business interruption proceeds. The company maintains a strong balance sheet with total assets of $13.0 billion and available liquidity of $2.3 billion.

Based on strong H1 performance, Host Hotels raised its 2025 guidance, now expecting comparable hotel RevPAR growth of 1.5% to 2.5% and Total RevPAR growth of 2.0% to 3.0% over 2024.

Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) has announced significant changes to its executive management team. Bob Garechana, currently Executive Vice President and CFO, will become the new Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Alec Brackenridge, the current CIO, will transition to Executive Vice President – Investments before retiring at the end of 2025.

Bret McLeod will join the company in July 2025 as Executive Vice President - Finance and assume the CFO role on August 7, 2025. McLeod, currently CFO of Great Wolf Resorts, brings extensive experience in corporate strategy, capital markets, operations, and investor relations from his previous roles at Citycon and Host Hotels & Resorts.

The transition represents a planned succession strategy for Equity Residential, with CEO Mark J. Parrell expressing confidence in both Garechana's ability to advance the company's capital allocation strategy and McLeod's potential to lead the finance team and drive transformational initiatives.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ: HST), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust, has scheduled its second quarter 2025 earnings conference call for July 31, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ET. The financial results will be released after market close on July 30, 2025. The company, an S&P 500 member, owns 76 properties in the United States and 5 properties internationally, totaling approximately 43,400 rooms. Additionally, Host Hotels holds non-controlling interests in seven domestic and one international joint ventures. The conference call will be accessible via USA/Canada toll-free number (888-500-3691) and international toll number (646-307-1951) with conference ID 71987. A simultaneous webcast and replay will be available on the company's website until November 5, 2025.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ: HST), the largest lodging REIT in the United States, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share. The dividend will be distributed to shareholders who are on record as of June 30, 2025, with the payment scheduled for July 15, 2025. This regular quarterly dividend announcement demonstrates the company's commitment to providing consistent returns to its shareholders through its dividend program.

Host Hotels & Resorts announced the pricing of $500 million in senior notes due 2032 with a 5.700% interest rate. The offering, expected to close on May 20, 2025, will generate net proceeds of approximately $490 million after deducting underwriting costs and fees. The company plans to use these proceeds, along with cash on hand, to redeem all outstanding Series E senior notes due 2025. The notes represent senior unsecured obligations of Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., for which Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. acts as the sole general partner. Major financial institutions including Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, Goldman Sachs, and Truist Securities are serving as joint book-running managers for the offering.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ: HST), the largest lodging real estate investment trust in the U.S., has announced the release of its updated investor presentation for Q1 2025. The presentation is available on the company's website in the Investor Relations section.

As an S&P 500 company, Host Hotels & Resorts maintains a significant portfolio of 76 properties in the United States and 5 international properties, comprising approximately 43,400 rooms. Additionally, the company holds non-controlling interests in seven domestic and one international joint ventures, focusing on luxury and upper-upscale hotel segments.

Host Hotels & Resorts reported strong Q1 2025 results with 7.0% growth in comparable hotel RevPAR and 5.8% increase in Total RevPAR. The company's revenues reached $1,594 million, up 8.4% from 2024, though net income decreased 7.7% to $251 million.

Key performance metrics include:

• Comparable hotel RevPAR: $240.18
• Total RevPAR: $408.57
• Adjusted EBITDAre: $514 million (up 5.1%)
• Diluted earnings per share: $0.35

Despite macroeconomic uncertainty, the company maintains its 2025 RevPAR growth guidance of 0.5% to 2.5%. The business mix shows transient at 60%, group at 36%, and contract at 4%. Host completed $146 million in capital expenditures and repurchased 6.3 million shares for $100 million. The company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share and maintains strong liquidity of $2.2 billion.