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

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

Choice Hotels International Stock Up 2.1 %

CHH stock traded up $3.14 during trading on Thursday, hitting $150.83. The company had a trading volume of 472,604 shares, compared to its average volume of 339,285. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $144.91 and a 200-day moving average price of $138.11. Choice Hotels International has a 1-year low of $108.91 and a 1-year high of $157.86. The firm has a market cap of $7.08 billion, a PE ratio of 28.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.23.

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Choice Hotels International will post 6.84 earnings per share for the current year.

Choice Hotels International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2875 per share. This represents a $1.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 2nd. Choice Hotels International’s payout ratio is 22.03%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on CHH shares. Bank of America boosted their target price on Choice Hotels International from $160.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Choice Hotels International from $118.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Choice Hotels International from $138.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Choice Hotels International from $122.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $129.00 price target (down previously from $145.00) on shares of Choice Hotels International in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Choice Hotels International has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $136.33.

Choice Hotels International Company Profile

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.