Host Hotels & Resorts
A hotel REIT that owns major resorts on Maui and Kauaʻi. Not based here, but a direct bet on visitors.
- Headquarters
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Industry
- Hotels
- Ticker
- HST
$1,000 invested in Jan 2005 is worth $3,380 today, against $9,681 in the S&P 500.
- Growth per year
- +5.8%
- S&P 500 +11.0%
- Worst drop
- -85%
- Mar 2007 to Feb 2009
- Volatility
- 37%
- S&P 500 15%
- Worst year
- -53%
- 2008
Monthly prices with dividends reinvested, Jan 2005 to Oct 2026. Updated 2026-10-21.
How it makes money
- Owns large hotels and resorts and collects their profits. Brands like Hyatt and Marriott run them day to day.
- As a real estate investment trust, it pays out most of its taxable income as dividends.
What moves the stock
- Travel demand and room rates.
- Interest rates, since real estate is valued partly on borrowing costs.
- Events at specific resorts, such as a natural disaster nearby.
The Hawaiʻi connection
Host is not a Hawaiʻi company, but it owns several of the state's largest resorts on Maui and Kauaʻi. Its stock is one of the most direct ways to see how Wall Street values Hawaiʻi tourism.
Moments that moved it
Sep 2008
Hotel stocks fell sharply as business and leisure travel dried up.
Mar 2020
Hotels emptied almost overnight.
Aug 2023
Visitors stayed away from Maui for months after the Lahaina fire, cutting resort revenue.
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