Marriott lifts quarterly dividend by 30 percent

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 4, 2012
Tags: courtyard, dividend, earnings, marriott international, quarterly dividend, Ritz-Carlton, room rates, shareholders, stock

BETHESDA — Marriott International Inc. is boosting its quarterly dividend by 30 percent to 13 cents per share from 10 cents per share. The lodging company, whose brands include The Ritz-Carlton, Courtyard and others, said Friday that the dividend will be paid on June 22 to shareholders of record on May 18. Last month Marriott [...]

Host Hotels & Resorts’ 4th-quarter FFO improves

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 14, 2012
Tags: earnings, funds from operations, host hotels, Host Hotels and Resorts, real estate investment trust, revenue, revpar, room rates, rooms

BETHESDA — Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.’s fourth-quarter funds from operations improved as the lodging real estate investment trust’s occupancy improved and room rates rose. Host Hotels funds from operations climbed to $224 million, or 31 cents per share, for the three months ended Dec. 30 from $191 million, or 26 cents per share, a [...]

Host Hotels 2Q FFO improves on better occupancy

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: July 20, 2011
Tags: factset, FFO, host hotels, host hotels & resorts inc, investments, net income, occupancy, Real Estate, real estate investment trust, revpar, room rates, second quarter

BETHESDA — Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. said Wednesday that its second-quarter funds from operations improved as the lodging real estate investment trust saw occupancy improve and room rates climb. Funds from operations, or FFO, increased to $210 million, or 30 cents per share, for the period ended June 17 from $151 million, or 23 [...]