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Company snapshot — Host Hotels & Resorts Inc

HST in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Host Hotels & Resorts owns hotel properties across the United States and a small number abroad, renting rooms out through management contracts with major hotel brands rather than running them itself. It holds minority stakes in several joint ventures alongside its wholly owned assets and works with brands such as Marriott, Hyatt and Hilton on many of its buildings. It is organised as a real estate investment trust, so it passes most of its rental income through to shareholders rather than retaining it.
Where it sits in the stack
Host sits outside the AI build-out entirely; it belongs to the Real Estate sector of our universe, in the hotel-and-motel REIT sleeve rather than any Closelook index layer. Its business runs on travel demand and hotel operating economics, not on chip, data-centre or compute cycles.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no formal peer group set for it, but the comparison the market draws is with Park Hotels & Resorts, another large hotel-owning REIT.
Why Closelook tracks it
Host sits in the S&P 500 but carries no Rubin or Halo index seat and no Closelook score yet; the diary has not quoted it in an edition so far.
What the diary watches
Whether occupancy and room-rate trends across its portfolio hold up as travel demand shifts, since that is what moves a hotel REIT's rental income.

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for HST, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: price target by Truist, 2026-09-10

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for HST from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Truist — target 27 from 24 Target raised to $27 from $24 (+22.1% to spot) 2026-09-10

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against REIT - Hotel & Motel · 3 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

REIT - Hotel & Motel

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against HST on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 7.65%, quarterly · last 0.92 USD on 2026-06-30

Dividends and capital return

What HST pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.67 USD per share · a 7.65% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +85.6% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.90 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.92 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-06-30
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.63 USD (partial) · 2024: 0.90 USD · 2025: 0.95 USD · 2026: 1.12 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-09-28

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST)?

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc trades as HST on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is HST in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Host Hotels & Resorts Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does HST trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -5.9% vs the 50-day and +4% vs the 200-day average, 15.1% below the 52-week high and +44.2% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Host Hotels & Resorts Inc do?

Host Hotels & Resorts owns hotel properties across the United States and a small number abroad, renting rooms out through management contracts with major hotel brands rather than running them itself. It holds minority stakes in several joint ventures alongside its wholly owned assets and works with brands such as Marriott, Hyatt and Hilton on many of its buildings. It is organised as a real estate investment trust, so it passes most of its rental income through to shareholders rather than retaining it. The diary has no formal peer group set for it, but the comparison the market draws is with Park Hotels & Resorts, another large hotel-owning REIT.

Where does Host Hotels & Resorts Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Host sits outside the AI build-out entirely; it belongs to the Real Estate sector of our universe, in the hotel-and-motel REIT sleeve rather than any Closelook index layer. Its business runs on travel demand and hotel operating economics, not on chip, data-centre or compute cycles. Host sits in the S&P 500 but carries no Rubin or Halo index seat and no Closelook score yet; the diary has not quoted it in an edition so far.

Does Host Hotels & Resorts Inc pay a dividend?

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc has paid 1.67 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 7.65% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.92 USD on 2026-06-30. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Host Hotels & Resorts Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Host Hotels & Resorts Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Truist on 2026-09-10 (target 27 from 24). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for HST, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then REIT - Hotel & Motel, then Real Estate. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.