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

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.900-7.220 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 6.950. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on CHH. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Choice Hotels International from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Redburn Atlantic upgraded Choice Hotels International from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $132.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Choice Hotels International from $132.00 to $111.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Susquehanna raised their price objective on Choice Hotels International from $130.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Choice Hotels International from a "sell" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $141.00 to $138.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $135.69.

Choice Hotels International Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CHH traded up $1.03 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $127.56. The stock had a trading volume of 238,702 shares, compared to its average volume of 393,253. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $128.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $139.38. The firm has a market cap of $5.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.00. Choice Hotels International has a fifty-two week low of $109.22 and a fifty-two week high of $157.86.

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.38 by ($0.04). Choice Hotels International had a net margin of 18.91% and a negative return on equity of 472.31%. The firm had revenue of $332.86 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $348.52 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.28 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Choice Hotels International will post 7.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Choice Hotels International Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2875 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.90%. Choice Hotels International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.46%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Choice Hotels International news, EVP Dominic Dragisich sold 3,500 shares of Choice Hotels International stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.30, for a total transaction of $519,050.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 68,913 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,219,797.90. The trade was a 4.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Scott E. Oaksmith sold 1,780 shares of Choice Hotels International stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $144.40, for a total value of $257,032.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 32,014 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,622,821.60. This represents a 5.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 23.78% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.