HST (Host Hotels & Resorts) Risk Assessment

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HST Host Hotels & Resorts Inc HST
79 GF Score
Price $25.09
GF Value $19.87
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is Host Hotels & Resorts Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Host Hotels & Resorts is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Host Hotels & Resorts  (NAS:HST) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Host Hotels & Resorts Risk Assessment Related Terms

HST vs RHP, APLE, PK: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, Host Hotels & Resorts's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Host Hotels & Resorts Risk Assessment vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Host Hotels & Resorts's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Host Hotels & Resorts's Risk Assessment falls into.


HST
79GF Score
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc HST
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Is Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Host Hotels & Resorts stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $25.09 is trading 26.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $19.87. GuruFocus considers Host Hotels & Resorts to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for HST:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: $19.87 vs. price of $25.09 (26.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HST stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Host Hotels & Resorts Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Address 4747 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 1300, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Host Hotels & Resorts owns 78 predominantly urban and resort upper-upscale and luxury hotel properties representing over 42,000 rooms, mainly in the United States. Host sold off the company's interests in a joint venture owning a portfolio of hotels throughout Europe and also sold other joint ventures that owned properties in Asia and the United States. The majority of Host's portfolio operates under the Marriott and Starwood brands.
79GF Score

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$25.09
Price
$19.87
GF Value