Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.980-7.240 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 6.990. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Susquehanna boosted their price target on Choice Hotels International from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Bank of America upped their target price on Choice Hotels International from $160.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Choice Hotels International from $133.00 to $138.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Choice Hotels International from $150.00 to $152.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Truist Financial upped their target price on Choice Hotels International from $134.00 to $136.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $136.58.

Choice Hotels International Stock Performance

Shares of Choice Hotels International stock traded up $0.12 on Friday, reaching $152.40. 116,353 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 345,611. Choice Hotels International has a 52 week low of $108.91 and a 52 week high of $157.86. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $145.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $138.21. The company has a market capitalization of $7.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.23.

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.10. Choice Hotels International had a negative return on equity of 659.01% and a net margin of 16.27%. The company had revenue of $389.77 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $374.24 million. On average, analysts expect that Choice Hotels International will post 6.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Choice Hotels International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2875 per share. This represents a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 2nd. Choice Hotels International’s payout ratio is 22.03%.

About Choice Hotels International

Choice Hotels International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a hotel franchisor in the United States and internationally. It operates through Hotel Franchising & Management and Corporate & Other segments. The company franchises lodging properties under the brand names of Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe, Sleep Inn, Ascend Hotel Collection, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban Studios, WoodSpring Suites, Everhome Suites, Cambria Hotels, Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson, Park Plaza, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Radisson Inn & Suites, Park Inn by Radisson, Radisson Individuals, and Radisson Collection.