Host Hotels Stock Forecast - Double Exponential Smoothing

HST Stock  USD 18.70  0.11  0.58%   
Host Stock outlook is based on your current time horizon.
At this time, The relative strength index (RSI) of Host Hotels' share price is at 59. This usually indicates that the stock is in nutural position, most likellhy at or near its resistance level. The main idea of RSI analysis is to track how fast people are buying or selling Host Hotels, making its price go up or down.

Momentum 59

 Buy Extended

 
Oversold
 
Overbought
The successful prediction of Host Hotels' future price could yield a significant profit. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with Host Hotels Resorts, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting Host Hotels' stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.966
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
0.1571
EPS Estimate Current Year
1.0432
EPS Estimate Next Year
0.9093
Wall Street Target Price
20.0658
Using Host Hotels hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of Host Hotels Resorts from the perspective of Host Hotels response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors. We also analyze overall investor sentiment towards Host Hotels using Host Hotels' stock options and short interest. It helps to benchmark the overall future attitude of investors towards Host using crowd psychology based on the activity and movement of Host Hotels' stock price.

Host Hotels Short Interest

An investor who is long Host Hotels may also wish to track short interest. As short interest increases, investors should be becoming more worried about Host Hotels and may potentially protect profits, hedge Host Hotels with its derivative instruments, or be ready for some potential downside.
200 Day MA
16.4589
Short Percent
0.0709
Short Ratio
4.88
Shares Short Prior Month
34.8 M
50 Day MA
17.9944

Host Relative Strength Index

The Double Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Host Hotels Resorts on the next trading day is expected to be 18.70 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.23 and the sum of the absolute errors of 13.36.

Host Hotels Resorts Hype to Price Pattern

Investor biases related to Host Hotels' public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Host. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Host can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Host Hotels Resorts. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.
Some investors profit by finding stocks that are overvalued or undervalued based on market sentiment. The correlation of Host Hotels' market sentiment to its price can help taders to make decisions based on the overall investors consensus about Host Hotels.

Host Hotels Implied Volatility

    
  0.22  
Host Hotels' implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Host Hotels Resorts stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Host Hotels' implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Host Hotels stock will not fluctuate a lot when Host Hotels' options are near their expiration.
The Double Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Host Hotels Resorts on the next trading day is expected to be 18.70 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.23 and the sum of the absolute errors of 13.36.

Host Hotels after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 18.7  
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Host Hotels to cross-verify your projections.

Prediction based on Rule 16 of the current Host contract

Based on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Host Hotels Resorts will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0138% per day over the life of the 2026-04-17 option contract. With Host Hotels trading at USD 18.7, that is roughly USD 0.002571 . If you think that the market is fully incorporating Host Hotels' daily price movement you should consider acquiring Host Hotels Resorts options at the current volatility level of 0.22%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Open Interest Against 2026-04-17 Host Option Contracts

Although open interest is a measure utilized in the options markets, it could be used to forecast Host Hotels' spot prices because the number of available contracts in the market changes daily, and new contracts can be created or liquidated at will. Since open interest in Host Hotels' options reflects these daily shifts, investors could use the patterns of these changes to develop long and short-term trading strategies for Host Hotels stock based on available contracts left at the end of a trading day.
Please note that to derive more accurate forecasting about market movement from the current Host Hotels' open interest, investors have to compare it to Host Hotels' spot prices. As Ford's stock price increases, high open interest indicates that money is entering the market, and the market is strongly bullish. Conversely, if the price of Host Hotels is decreasing and there is high open interest, that is a sign that the bearish trend will continue, and investors may react by taking short positions in Host. So, decreasing or low open interest during a bull market indicates that investors are becoming uncertain of the depth of the bullish trend, and a reversal in sentiment will likely follow.

Host Hotels Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine Host price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for Host using various technical indicators. When you analyze Host charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.
Double exponential smoothing - also known as Holt exponential smoothing is a refinement of the popular simple exponential smoothing model with an additional trending component. Double exponential smoothing model for Host Hotels works best with periods where there are trends or seasonality.

Host Hotels Double Exponential Smoothing Price Forecast For the 26th of January

Given 90 days horizon, the Double Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Host Hotels Resorts on the next trading day is expected to be 18.70 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.23, mean absolute percentage error of 0.09, and the sum of the absolute errors of 13.36.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Host Stock prices using its time series forecasting, we generally do not recommend using it to place bets in the real market. The most commonly used models for forecasting predictions are the autoregressive models, which specify that Host Hotels' next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Host Hotels Stock Forecast Pattern

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Host Hotels Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Host Hotels' Stock value on the next trading day, we examine the predictive performance of the model to find good statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios. Host Hotels' downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 17.01 and 20.39, respectively. We have considered Host Hotels' daily market price to evaluate the above model's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that traditional linear or nonlinear forecasting models outperform artificial intelligence and frequency domain models to provide accurate forecasts consistently.
Market Value
18.70
18.70
Expected Value
20.39
Upside

Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the Double Exponential Smoothing forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of Host Hotels stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Host Hotels stock, the representation will rarely be exact; so some information will be lost using the model to explain the process. AIC estimates the relative amount of information lost by a given model: the less information a model loses, the higher its quality.
AICAkaike Information CriteriaHuge
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors -0.0458
MADMean absolute deviation0.2264
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0129
SAESum of the absolute errors13.36
When Host Hotels Resorts prices exhibit either an increasing or decreasing trend over time, simple exponential smoothing forecasts tend to lag behind observations. Double exponential smoothing is designed to address this type of data series by taking into account any Host Hotels Resorts trend in the prices. So in double exponential smoothing past observations are given exponentially smaller weights as the observations get older. In other words, recent Host Hotels observations are given relatively more weight in forecasting than the older observations.

Predictive Modules for Host Hotels

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Host Hotels Resorts. Regardless of method or technology, however, to accurately forecast the stock market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the stock market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Host Hotels' price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
17.0118.7020.39
Details
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
13.7715.4620.57
Details
Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
17.7118.2818.84
Details
19 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
18.2620.0722.27
Details

Host Hotels After-Hype Price Density Analysis

As far as predicting the price of Host Hotels at your current risk attitude, this probability distribution graph shows the chance that the prediction will fall between or within a specific range. We use this chart to confirm that your returns on investing in Host Hotels or, for that matter, your successful expectations of its future price, cannot be replicated consistently. Please note, a large amount of money has been lost over the years by many investors who confused the symmetrical distributions of Stock prices, such as prices of Host Hotels, with the unreliable approximations that try to describe financial returns.
   Next price density   
       Expected price to next headline  

Host Hotels Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility

In the context of predicting Host Hotels' stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on Host Hotels' historical news coverage. Host Hotels' after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 17.01 and 20.39, respectively. We have considered Host Hotels' daily market price in relation to the headlines to evaluate this method's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that news-based prediction models outperform traditional linear, nonlinear models or artificial intelligence models to provide accurate predictions consistently.
Current Value
18.70
18.70
After-hype Price
20.39
Upside
Host Hotels is not too volatile at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of Host Hotels Resorts is based on 3 months time horizon.

Host Hotels Stock Price Outlook Analysis

Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as Host Hotels is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Host Hotels backward and forwards among themselves. Have you ever observed a lot of a particular company's price movement is driven by press releases or news about the company that has nothing to do with actual earnings? Usually, hype to individual companies acts as price momentum. If not enough favorable publicity is forthcoming, the Stock price eventually runs out of speed. So, the rule of thumb here is that as long as this news hype has nothing to do with immediate earnings, you should pay more attention to it. If you see this tendency with Host Hotels, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
Expected ReturnPeriod VolatilityHype ElasticityRelated ElasticityNews DensityRelated DensityExpected Hype
  0.23 
1.69
  0.03 
  0.15 
9 Events / Month
5 Events / Month
In about 9 days
Latest traded priceExpected after-news pricePotential return on next major newsAverage after-hype volatility
18.70
18.70
0.00 
1,536  
Notes

Host Hotels Hype Timeline

On the 25th of January Host Hotels Resorts is traded for 18.70. The entity has historical hype elasticity of 0.03, and average elasticity to hype of competition of -0.15. Host is projected not to react to the next headline, with the price staying at about the same level, and average media hype impact volatility is over 100%. The immediate return on the next news is projected to be very small, whereas the daily expected return is currently at 0.23%. %. The volatility of related hype on Host Hotels is about 260.0%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 18.55. About 99.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.93. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Host Hotels Resorts has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.22. The entity last dividend was issued on the 31st of December 2025. The firm had 10215:10000 split on the 4th of November 2009. Considering the 90-day investment horizon the next projected press release will be in about 9 days.
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Host Hotels to cross-verify your projections.

Host Hotels Related Hype Analysis

Having access to credible news sources related to Host Hotels' direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict Host Hotels' future price movements. Getting to know how Host Hotels' peers react to changing market sentiment, related social signals, and mainstream news is a great way to find investing opportunities and time the market. The summary table below summarizes the essential lagging indicators that can help you analyze how Host Hotels may potentially react to the hype associated with one of its peers.
Hype
Elasticity
News
Density
Semi
Deviation
Information
Ratio
Potential
Upside
Value
At Risk
Maximum
Drawdown
AGNCAGNC Investment Corp(0.13)8 per month 0.49  0.23  1.96 (1.22) 4.40 
AMHAmerican Homes 4(0.45)2 per month 0.00 (0.07) 2.00 (2.06) 7.05 
ELSEquity Lifestyle Properties 0.71 10 per month 0.85 (0.01) 2.11 (1.46) 4.18 
BXPBoston Properties 0.00 0 per month 0.00 (0.19) 1.98 (2.17) 6.64 
UDRUDR Inc 0.00 0 per month 1.22  0.02  2.07 (1.54) 4.22 
LAMRLamar Advertising(0.72)11 per month 0.94  0.04  2.13 (1.76) 7.61 
GLPIGaming Leisure Properties 0.00 0 per month 1.11 (0.02) 2.80 (2.06) 7.00 
CPTCamden Property Trust(2.66)8 per month 1.34  0.01  1.81 (2.31) 5.59 
OHIOmega Healthcare Investors(2.66)14 per month 1.09  0.05  2.13 (1.70) 8.67 
REXRRexford Industrial Realty(0.59)9 per month 0.00 (0.16) 2.08 (1.96) 6.35 

Other Forecasting Options for Host Hotels

For every potential investor in Host, whether a beginner or expert, Host Hotels' price movement is the inherent factor that sparks whether it is viable to invest in it or hold it better. Host Stock price charts are filled with many 'noises.' These noises can hugely alter the decision one can make regarding investing in Host. Basic forecasting techniques help filter out the noise by identifying Host Hotels' price trends.

Host Hotels Related Equities

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with Host Hotels stock to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of Host Hotels could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Host Hotels by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.
 Risk & Return  Correlation

Host Hotels Market Strength Events

Market strength indicators help investors to evaluate how Host Hotels stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Host Hotels shares will generate the highest return on investment. By undertsting and applying Host Hotels stock market strength indicators, traders can identify Host Hotels Resorts entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Host Hotels Risk Indicators

The analysis of Host Hotels' basic risk indicators is one of the essential steps in accurately forecasting its future price. The process involves identifying the amount of risk involved in Host Hotels' investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting host stock prices, we also provide a set of basic risk indicators that can assist in the individual investment decision or help in hedging the risk of your existing portfolios.
Please note, the risk measures we provide can be used independently or collectively to perform a risk assessment. When comparing two potential investments, we recommend comparing similar equities with homogenous growth potential and valuation from related markets to determine which investment holds the most risk.

Story Coverage note for Host Hotels

The number of cover stories for Host Hotels depends on current market conditions and Host Hotels' risk-adjusted performance over time. The coverage that generates the most noise at a given time depends on the prevailing investment theme that Host Hotels is classified under. However, while its typical story may have numerous social followers, the rapid visibility can also attract short-sellers, who usually are skeptical about Host Hotels' long-term prospects. So, having above-average coverage will typically attract above-average short interest, leading to significant price volatility.

Host Hotels Short Properties

Host Hotels' future price predictability will typically decrease when Host Hotels' long traders begin to feel the short-sellers pressure to drive the price lower. The predictive aspect of Host Hotels Resorts often depends not only on the future outlook of the potential Host Hotels' investors but also on the ongoing dynamics between investors with different trading styles. Because the market risk indicators may have small false signals, it is better to identify suitable times to hedge a portfolio using different long/short signals. Host Hotels' indicators that are reflective of the short sentiment are summarized in the table below.
Common Stock Shares Outstanding705.9 M
Cash And Short Term Investments554 M

Additional Tools for Host Stock Analysis

When running Host Hotels' price analysis, check to measure Host Hotels' market volatility, profitability, liquidity, solvency, efficiency, growth potential, financial leverage, and other vital indicators. We have many different tools that can be utilized to determine how healthy Host Hotels is operating at the current time. Most of Host Hotels' value examination focuses on studying past and present price action to predict the probability of Host Hotels' future price movements. You can analyze the entity against its peers and the financial market as a whole to determine factors that move Host Hotels' price. Additionally, you may evaluate how the addition of Host Hotels to your portfolios can decrease your overall portfolio volatility.