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Whitbread (WTB) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 2,496.30 -20.70 (-0.82%)
As of 05:22 AM Eastern

About Whitbread Stock (LON:WTB)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
2,494
2,522
50-Day Range
2,292
2,545.25
52-Week Range
2,098
3,302
Volume
515,640 shs
Average Volume
14.78 million shs
Market Capitalization
£4.17 billion
P/E Ratio
20.39
Dividend Yield
3.85%
Price Target
GBX 6,523.13
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Whitbread is the owner of Premier Inn, the UK’s biggest hotel brand, with 86,000 rooms in over 850 hotels and a growing presence in Germany with 10,500 rooms in 59 hotels, offering quality accommodation at affordable prices in great locations. People are at the heart of our business. We employ over 38,000 team members in over 900 Premier Inn hotels across the UK and Germany.

Whitbread Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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Whitbread scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Whitbread has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Whitbread has a consensus price target of GBX 6,523.13, representing about 159.2% upside from its current price of GBX 2,517.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Whitbread has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Whitbread's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Whitbread is 20.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.57.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Whitbread is 20.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 46.90.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Whitbread, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Whitbread has a P/B Ratio of 1.32. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for WTB.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Whitbread is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.85%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Whitbread does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Whitbread is 79.25%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Whitbread's dividend.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Whitbread this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Whitbread to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Whitbread insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £17,279.70 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.42% of the stock of Whitbread is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    55.13% 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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WTB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Whitbread's stock was trading at GBX 2,550 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WTB shares have decreased by 1.3% and is now trading at GBX 2,517.

Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 30th. The company reported $123.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm earned $2.92 billion during the quarter. Whitbread had a net margin of 7.29% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.73%.
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Whitbread's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, May 1st 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase 0 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.

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

Last Earnings
4/30/2026
Today
8/10/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:WTB
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
39,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
£310
Low Price Target
GBX 2,280
Potential Upside/Downside
+160.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.63
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 122.40
Trailing P/E Ratio
20.47
Forward P/E Ratio
11.03
P/E Growth
-3.09
Net Income
£234.46 million
Net Margins
7.29%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
6.73%
Return on Assets
4.28%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
174.28
Current Ratio
0.44
Quick Ratio
1.74

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£2.92 billion
Price / Sales
1.43
Cash Flow
GBX 548.07 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.57
Book Value
GBX 1,912.49 per share
Price / Book
1.31

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
167,142,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£4.19 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.65
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This page (LON:WTB) was last updated on 8/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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