Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Host Hotels & Resorts is a US real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the ticker HST, and the company is included in the S&P 500 index. The company specializes in hotel real estate.

Host owns luxury and upper-upscale hotels and resorts; it does not run these properties directly but has them operated under management agreements by hotel brands such as Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons. Most of the hotels are in major US cities and resort areas, and a limited number of properties are also in Brazil, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Income consists of room, food and beverage and other service income from the hotel operations.

Those following Host Hotels & Resorts stock typically watch travel and lodging demand, room occupancy and price trends, the course of meeting and group events, and hotel buying and selling activity. On the HST page at Lzzo.com, the share price is shown in US dollars, and the page includes a price chart and technical indicators.