Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST): Today's Featured Real Estate Winner
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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a publicly owned real estate investment trust (REIT). The firm primarily engages in the ownership and operation of hotel properties. It invests in the real estate markets of United States. Host Hotels & Resorts has a market cap of $10.5 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 483, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 2.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are seven analysts that rate Host Hotels & Resorts a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Host Hotels & Resorts as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in stock price during the past year and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including weak operating cash flow, poor profit margins and unimpressive growth in net income.
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