Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Host Hotels & Resorts Inc shares valued at $617,474 were sold by LENTZ MICHAEL E on Nov 25 ’25. At $17.64 per share, LENTZ MICHAEL E sold 35,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 262,094 shares worth approximately $4.5 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, LENTZ MICHAEL E purchased 35,000 shares, netting a total of over 617,473 in proceeds.
Before that, RAKOWICH WALTER C had sold 4,644 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $71,434, the Director traded Host Hotels & Resorts Inc shares for $15.38 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,644 shares, worth approximately $1.23 million.
As published in a research note from Evercore ISI on November 11, 2025, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc [HST] has been rated down from an Outperform to an In-line. Analysts at Compass Point upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of October 01, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald has initiated its “Neutral” rating for HST. Earlier on June 23, 2025, JP Morgan initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for HST stock.
Analyzing HST Stock Performance
On last trading session, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc [NASDAQ: HST] plunged -2.83% to $17.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.09, but it reached a high of $17.675 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.27%. Over the course of the year, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc shares have dropped approximately -6.16%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $18.23 on 11/12/25 and a 52-week low of $12.22 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 16.94, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 16.72. In the upper region, resistance lies at 17.53. The next price resistance is at 17.89. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.28 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Host Hotels & Resorts Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-14 dropping by -4.94 million shares to 35.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 40.4 million shares. A decline of -13.92% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.96 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.96.
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In terms of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 18.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 4.76% from the previous closing price of $17.66. Analysts anticipate Host Hotels & Resorts Inc stock to reach 19 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 18. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Host Hotels & Resorts Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 09, 2025, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $14.
