Valued at a market cap of $14.5 billion, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) is a Bethesda, Maryland-based real estate investment trust that owns luxury and upper-upscale hotel properties.
This REIT has considerably outpaced the broader market over the past 52 weeks. Shares of HST have rallied 41% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has gained 29%. Moreover, on a YTD basis, the stock is up 17.7%, compared to SPX’s 5.6% rise.
