Host Hotels & Resorts

HST

Market cap $15.7B

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Airbnb (ABNB), Marriott (MAR), Host Hotels (HST), and RLJ Lodging (RLJ) are positioning for a surge in late-stage FIFA World Cup 2026 travel demand. Hotel bookings in most U.S. host cities are tracking below initial forecasts, with international demand lagging due to visa and geopolitical concerns.

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript

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Host Hotels & Resorts is downgraded to 'Hold' after a 50% rally, with current prices reflecting near-term positives and limited risk cushion. Q1 2026 earnings were strong, but core revenue growth is essentially flat, and headline net income was boosted by one-off asset sales. HST maintains an investment-grade balance sheet, robust liquidity, and disciplined capital allocation but faces diminishing returns from asset recycling and portfolio renovations.

Host Hotels & Resorts reported a strong start to 2026, beating Q1 earnings estimates and raising its full-year guidance for adjusted funds from operations. HST maintains a solid financial position with high liquidity and zero debt maturities in 2026 following successful asset sales. Geopolitical risks and administrative backlogs from the recent record-breaking partial government shutdown could pressure the travel industry despite the expected boost from the World Cup.

BETHESDA, Md., May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: HST) (the “Company”), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust, today provided an updated investor presentation for first quarter 2026 results. The investor presentation can be found on the Investor Relations section on the Company's website at https://www.hosthotels.com/#key-investors-materials.

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

HST beat Q1 FFO and revenue estimates as higher room rates drive RevPAR growth, prompting the company to raise its 2026 outlook.