LON:WTB Whitbread (WTB) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 3,013 -127.40 (-4.06%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainability About Whitbread Stock (LON:WTB) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Whitbread alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 3,000▼ 3,14250-Day Range 2,768▼ 3,319.9252-Week Range 2,723▼ 3,714Volume1.50 million shsAverage Volume1.34 million shsMarket Capitalization£5.38 billionP/E Ratio1,883.13Dividend Yield3.22%Price TargetGBX 2,746.67Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewWhitbread plc operates hotels and restaurants in the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates hotels with rooms in the United Kingdom; Middle East; and Germany under the Premier Inn, ZIP by Premier Inn, and hub by Premier Inn brands. The company operates restaurants under the Brewers Fayre, Beefeater, Cookhouse & Pub, Bar+Block Steakhouse, Thyme, and Table Table brands in the United Kingdom. Whitbread plc was founded in 1742 and is headquartered in Dunstable, the United Kingdom.Read More… Election warning coming true… (Ad)If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - watch it before it's too late.Click here to watch it now. Whitbread Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks15th Percentile Overall ScoreWTB MarketRank™: Whitbread scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWhitbread has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageWhitbread has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Whitbread's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Whitbread is 1,883.13, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.70.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Whitbread is 1,883.13, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 355.29.Price to Earnings Growth RatioDue to a projected decrease in earnings for Whitbread, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWhitbread has a P/B Ratio of 1.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for WTB. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldWhitbread pays a meaningful dividend of 3.14%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthWhitbread does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Whitbread is 6,062.50%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about Whitbread's dividend. Sustainability and ESG2.0 / 5Environmental Score-3.39 Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for WTB. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.34 News SentimentWhitbread has a news sentiment score of 0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Cyclical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Whitbread this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Whitbread to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Whitbread insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.03% of the stock of Whitbread is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions71.89% of the stock of Whitbread is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Whitbread's insider trading history. 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Email Address WTB Stock News HeadlinesBerenberg Bank Reaffirms Buy Rating for Whitbread (LON:WTB)October 27, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comWhitbread’s Strategic Share Buyback and Market ImpactOctober 25, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comBanking failure dead aheadIf you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonOctober 31, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)Whitbread's (LON:WTB) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They AppearOctober 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWhitbread remains steady Monday, still outperforms marketOctober 21, 2024 | marketwatch.comEarnings Update: Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) Just Reported Its Half-Year Results And Analysts Are Updating Their ForecastsOctober 19, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comU.K. stocks higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 1.00%October 16, 2024 | msn.comShares of UK’s Whitbread Soar on Profit Outlook and Shareholder ReturnsOctober 16, 2024 | msn.comSee More Headlines WTB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have WTB shares performed this year? Whitbread's stock was trading at GBX 3,656 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WTB shares have decreased by 17.6% and is now trading at GBX 3,013. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How do I buy shares of Whitbread? Shares of WTB stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Whitbread own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Whitbread investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), GSK (GSK), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Associated British Foods (ABF), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L) and Unilever (ULVR). Company Calendar Today10/31/2024Ex-Dividend for 12/6 Dividend10/31/2024Dividend Payable12/06/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Cyclical Industry Lodging Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:WTB CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.whitbread.co.uk Phone+44-1582-424200FaxN/AEmployees39,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 2,746.67 High Stock Price TargetGBX 4,200 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 40 Potential Upside/Downside-10.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.80 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 1.60 Trailing P/E Ratio1,926.99 Forward P/E Ratio13.57 P/E Growth-3.09Net Income£312.10 million Net Margins10.54% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity8.18% Return on Assets4.28% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio144.72 Current Ratio1.02 Quick Ratio1.74 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£2.96 billion Price / Sales1.86 Cash FlowGBX 674.57 per share Price / Cash Flow4.57 Book ValueGBX 1,911 per share Price / Book1.61Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares178,540,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£5.50 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.11 20 Stocks to Sell NowMarketBeat has just released its list of 20 stocks that Wall Street analysts hate. 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