Whitbread plc (LON:WTB - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,280 ($30.64).
Several equities analysts have recently commented on WTB shares. Berenberg Bank lowered their price objective on Whitbread from GBX 3,900 ($52.41) to GBX 3,500 ($47.04) and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Whitbread in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on Whitbread from GBX 3,700 ($49.72) to GBX 3,300 ($44.35) and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th.
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Insider Activity at Whitbread
In related news, insider Kal Atwal acquired 269 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,843 ($38.21) per share, for a total transaction of £7,647.67 ($10,277.74). Also, insider Hemant Patel sold 2,607 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,790 ($37.49), for a total transaction of £72,735.30 ($97,749.36). 1.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Whitbread Stock Down 0.1%
WTB stock traded down GBX 4 ($0.05) during trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 3,239 ($43.53). 447,121 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,855,376. The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 2,915.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 2,746.40. Whitbread has a 1 year low of GBX 2,253 ($30.28) and a 1 year high of GBX 3,352 ($45.05). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.18, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 1.74. The stock has a market cap of £5.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -3.09 and a beta of 1.11.
Whitbread (LON:WTB - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported GBX 194.60 ($2.62) earnings per share for the quarter. Whitbread had a return on equity of 6.83% and a net margin of 8.08%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Whitbread will post 227.1851852 EPS for the current year.
Whitbread announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, May 1st that permits the company to repurchase 0 shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
Whitbread Company Profile
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Get Free ReportWhitbread 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.
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