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Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. is the largest hotel REIT by market capitalization and revenue. HST's portfolio consists of mostly upscale properties. Host owns 81 properties in the U.S. and five international properties (in Brazil and Canada) with about 43,400 rooms and has an interest in eight other properties. Premier brands include Marriott and Hyatt, and almost 90% of hotels are brand managed. The domestic portfolio is in 20 top U.S. markets, including Orlando, Florida, and high-performing Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Hawaii. Twelve hotels are large-scale, convention properties, and locations in Hawaii and Florida have golf courses. The company also has several condominium properties and offers commercial ground-level leases. In 2023, room sales accounted for about 60% of total revenue, with food and beverage accounting for about 30%. Of total room revenue last year, about two-thirds was from transient, short-stay customers. HST shares are a component of the S&P 500. The company's market cap is about $13 billion.

Corporate insiders appear content to run out the clock on 2024. With all the recent volatility (election results, interest-rate confusion, earnings season, and geopolitical issues), current insider-sentiment indicators from Vickers Stock Research sit squarely in the neutral camp. By way of detail, the neutral range for Vickers' sell/buy ratios runs from 2.00 up to 6.00. This week, the major one-week ratios are 4.19 (the Total, or all-exchanges ratio); 4.76 (for the NYSE); and 4.04 (for the Nasdaq). 'Neither a buyer nor a seller be' it would seem. One indicator does jump out this week and is forward looking. The number of Form 144s processed month-to-date by Vickers is 3197. This form is used by insiders to indicate an intent to sell restricted or control shares. The average full-month number of 144s processed by Vickers over the past six months is 2153 -- so a current reading of 3197 with another week to go in November is worth watching. The full-month number in November 2023 was 2460. On a sector basis, insider selling was the greatest in Technology over the last week, with shares valued at $717 million sold versus less than $6 million bought. Selling outpaced buying across all sectors last week. This week, analysts at Vickers highlighted insider transactions of interest at Oscar Health Inc. (NYSE: OSCR) and ThredUp Inc. (NGS: TDUP).

The Vickers Top Insider Picks is a daily report that utilizes a proprietary algorithm to identify 25 companies with compelling insider purchase histories based on transactions over the past three months.

Cushman & Wakefield is one of the largest commercial real estate services firms in the world, with global headquarters in Chicago. The firm provides various real estate-related services to owners, occupiers, and investors. These include brokerage services for leasing and capital markets sales as well as advisory services such valuation, project management, and facilities management.