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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

HST·NASDAQ·Real Estate & Construction·CIK 0001070750

Host Inc. is the largest publicly traded lodging Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), owning a geographically diverse portfolio of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. As of February 20, 2026, our consolidated lodging portfolio comprises 76 hotels with approximately 41,700 rooms. Substantially all of these hotels are located in the United States, with five hotels situated outside the U.S. in Brazil and Canada. Additionally, we hold non-controlling interests in seven domestic joint ventures focused on the lodging industry. Host Inc. was incorporated as a Maryland corporation in 1998 and operates as a self-managed and self-administered REIT. Host Inc. owns hotels and conducts operations through Host L.P., where Host Inc. is the sole general partner and holds approximately 99% of the partnership interests ("OP units") as of December 31, 2025. The remaining partnership interests are owned by various unaffiliated limited partners. Host Inc. has exclusive and complete responsibility for Host L.P.'s day-to-day management and control. Our business strategy focuses on owning a diversified portfolio of hotels in the U.S. in major urban and resort destinations, targeting markets with diverse demand generators, high barriers to entry, favorable supply and demand dynamics, and attractive long-term projected RevPAR growth. We utilize our strong scale and integrated platform to create value through enterprise analytics, asset management, and capital investment initiatives.

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:HST) is a publicly traded company in the Real Estate & Construction sector. Wiseek has independently scored 8 items for HST at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-07, rated 8/10. Across its 8 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 6 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for HST spans 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Host Hotels & Resorts Lifts Full-Year RevPAR Outlook on Strong Q2
  • Host Hotels Delivers Strong Q2 2026 with 7.0% RevPAR Growth and Raised Full-Year Outlook
  • Host Hotels Reports Strong Q1, Declares $0.72 Special Dividend from $1.15B Asset Sales
  • Host Hotels & Resorts Reports Strong Q1 Results, Raises Full-Year Guidance, and Declares Substantial Special Dividend
  • Host Hotels Projects FY Adj FFO of $2.10-$2.16/Shr

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$6.11B
Net Income
$765M
Diluted EPS
$1.10
Op. Cash Flow
$1.51B
Free Cash Flow
$1.23B
Operating Income
$855M
Cash & Equivalents
$768M
Total Debt
$1.27B
Debt / Equity
0.19×
Net Margin
12.5%
Shares Outstanding
687.8M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-25 · accession 0001070750-26-000054

Short Interest & Short Volume

5.59 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 41,134,227 shares in HST as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 4.7% increase from the prior period — about 5.6 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 66.3% of HST volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)41,134,227 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 4.7%
Days to cover5.59 at avg daily volume of 7,355,742
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)66.3% of 2,133,723 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume67.1%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$22.56
52-week range · as of 2026-08-07 $15.17 – $25.71
Market cap
$15.46B
Volume
7.1M (0.9× avg)
3-mo avg 8.4M
Live data · 2026-10-05 03:05 UTC · Market closed

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HST
Aug 07, 2026, 11:35 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $23.52
Real-time Price: $22.56 info
Change: -$0.955 (-4%) info
Market Cap: $15.456B info
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Aug 05, 2026, 4:38 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $25.05
Real-time Price: $22.56 info
Change: -$2.49 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $15.456B info
HST
May 08, 2026, 1:07 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $22.15
Real-time Price: $22.56 info
Change: +$0.415 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $15.456B info
HST
May 06, 2026, 4:37 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $21.26
Real-time Price: $22.56 info
Change: +$1.30 (+6%) info
Market Cap: $15.456B info
HST
May 06, 2026, 4:32 PM EDT
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Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $22.00
Real-time Price: $22.56 info
Change: +$0.560 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $15.456B info
HST
Apr 08, 2026, 8:42 AM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $19.48
Real-time Price: $22.56 info
Change: +$3.08 (+16%) info
Market Cap: $15.456B info
HST
Feb 25, 2026, 3:33 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $19.76
Real-time Price: $22.56 info
Change: +$2.80 (+14%) info
Market Cap: $15.456B info
HST
Feb 18, 2026, 4:35 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $20.47
Real-time Price: $22.56 info
Change: +$2.09 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $15.456B info
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