Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. · HST · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2025
Host Hotels raises RevPAR outlook as Maui recovery strengthens
The current analysis supports a cautiously constructive operating trajectory: resilient leisure demand, Maui recovery, renovations, and raised RevPAR guidance provide evidence for continued earnings support. The case is not unqualified because wage inflation, softer group demand, travel constraints, and uncertain insurance proceeds could limit margin and cash-flow improvement.
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What changed
The tone and outlook improved from the prior-quarter analysis. Management moved from maintained to raised RevPAR guidance, with Maui showing stronger recovery and a higher projected EBITDA contribution, while wage inflation and group-demand uncertainty remained important constraints.
Guidance delta
Raised for 2025 comparable and total RevPAR, versus maintained guidance in the prior-quarter analysis.
Key takeaways
- Management described Q2 performance as a modest EBITDA and FFO growth quarter, with strong leisure transient demand.
- Maui recovery was a key positive: management reported 19% RevPAR growth and stronger ancillary spending.
- The company raised 2025 comparable and total RevPAR guidance while planning continued renovations and capital investment.
- Wage and benefit costs were up 6% year over year, leaving a clear margin-pressure counterpoint.
Management priorities
- Complete the remaining phases of the Hyatt Transformational Capital Program by early 2027.
- Advance Don CeSar renovations, the Four Seasons Orlando condo development, and other planned capital projects.
- Support demand through Hawaii tourism marketing and targeted food-and-beverage concepts.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 8, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Ladenburg Thalmann | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 10, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 12, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 12, 2026 |
| Compass Point | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 9, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 12, 2024 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 30, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Underperform | Upgrade | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Sell | Upgrade | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Capital One | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Jun 18, 2021 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Oct 13, 2020 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 8, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 29, 2020 |
| BTIG | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 24, 2020 |
| Citi | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Capital One Financial | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Wolfe Research | Underperform | Peer Perform | Downgrade | Mar 13, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 3, 2018 |
| BTIG Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 4, 2017 |
| Boenning & Scattergood | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 24, 2017 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 23, 2016 |
| JMP Securities | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 11, 2016 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 13, 2015 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 16, 2015 |
| MLV & Co. | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 15, 2015 |
| FBR Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Oct 16, 2014 |
| McNicoll Lewis Vlak | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Evercore Partners | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 29, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $22.48. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $27 | $22.12 | +20.1% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $26 | $24.5 | +15.7% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Marie Ferguson | $27 | $24.9 | +20.1% | Jun 17, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $27 | $24.78 | +20.1% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $27 | $24.62 | +20.1% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Simon Yarmak | $26.25 | $24.45 | +16.8% | Jun 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $23 | $23.42 | +2.3% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $23 | $22.98 | +2.3% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $23 | $21.76 | +2.3% | May 13, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Simon Yarmak | $23 | $21.68 | +2.3% | May 7, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $22 | $20.26 | -2.1% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Stephen Grambling | $18 | $18.47 | -19.9% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $20 | $18.44 | -11.0% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $21 | $18.21 | -6.6% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Barclays | Richard Hightower | $19 | $18.12 | -15.5% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $19 | $17.02 | -15.5% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| UBS | Robin Farley | $18 | $17.17 | -19.9% | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $17 | $14.69 | -24.4% | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Compass Point | Analyst unavailable | $18 | $16.32 | -19.9% | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Compass Point | Floris van Dijkum | $22 | $17.99 | -2.1% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Patrick Scholes | $20 | $17.37 | -11.0% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Stephen Grambling | $17 | $16.58 | -24.4% | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Duane Pfennigwerth | $21 | $16.05 | -6.6% | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Patrick Scholes | $23 | $17.76 | +2.3% | May 30, 2024 |
| Barclays | Anthony Powell | $24 | $17.79 | +6.8% | May 30, 2024 |
| UBS | Robin Farley | $20 | $18.59 | -11.0% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Tyler Batory | $21 | $21.07 | -6.6% | Mar 5, 2024 |
| HSBC | Meredith Jensen | $21 | $19.64 | -6.6% | Jan 19, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $23 | $15.64 | +2.3% | Jul 11, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $22 | $15.47 | -2.1% | Jul 7, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $23 | $20.43 | +2.3% | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $21 | $19.67 | -6.6% | Jun 1, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $26 | $20.01 | +15.7% | May 6, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $23 | $19.85 | +2.3% | May 6, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $22 | $20.32 | -2.1% | May 2, 2022 |
| BTIG | James Sullivan | $19 | $17.01 | -15.5% | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Richard Hightower | $22 | $17.67 | -2.1% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Thomas Allen | $20 | $17.67 | -11.0% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Stephen Grambling | $18 | $16.04 | -19.9% | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Simon Yarmak | $21 | $18.35 | -6.6% | Nov 8, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Angus Kelleher-Ferguson | $20 | $15.96 | -11.0% | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Capital One Financial | Neil Malkin | $20.5 | $17.77 | -8.8% | Jun 17, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationHost Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a distinguished member of the S&P 500 index, stands as the world's foremost lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) and a leading proprietor of luxury and upper-upscale hotel properties. The company boasts an extensive portfolio comprising roughly 46,100 rooms distributed among 74 locations across the United States and five international sites. Beyond these owned assets, it also holds non-controlling stakes in seven joint ventures—six domestically and one internationally. The firm's operational approach is characterized by a stringent capital allocation methodology and robust asset management tactics. It collaborates with a broad array of esteemed hospitality brands, including Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Westin, Sheraton, W, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Hyatt, Fairmont, Hilton, Swissôtel, ibis, and Novotel, in addition to various independent hotel labels.
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:55.686058+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-08T15:10:45.452648+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-08T15:10:45.449862+00:00
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