Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST): Today's Featured Real Estate Loser
(
) pushed the Real Estate industry lower today making it today's featured Real Estate loser. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.2%. By the end of trading, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc fell 33 cents (-2.3%) to $14.26 on average volume. Throughout the day, 10.7 million shares of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 12 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $14.22-$14.53 after having opened the day at $14.34 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $14.59. Other company's within the Real Estate industry that declined today were:
(
), down 12.2%,
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), down 8.4%,
(
), down 7.8%, and
(
), down 7.5%.
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 Inc has a market cap of $9.7 billion and is part of the
sector. Shares are down 18.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.
TheStreet Ratings rates Host Hotels as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and impressive record of earnings per share growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including poor profit margins and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full Host Hotels Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 10.9%,
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), up 6.2%,
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), up 5.8%, and
(
), up 5.7%, were all gainers within the real estate industry with
(
) being today's featured real estate industry winner.
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(
) while those bearish on the real estate industry could consider
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(
).
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