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Whitbread (WTB) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 2,934 -1.00 (-0.03%)
As of 07/4/2025

About Whitbread Stock (LON:WTB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
2,917
2,949.78
50-Day Range
2,547
2,922
52-Week Range
2,253
3,352
Volume
918,184 shs
Average Volume
2.01 million shs
Market Capitalization
£5.24 billion
P/E Ratio
22.69
Dividend Yield
3.31%
Price Target
GBX 2,413.33
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Whitbread Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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35th Percentile Overall Score

WTB MarketRank™: 

Whitbread scored higher than 35% 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 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Whitbread has only been the subject of 2 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 22.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.66.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Whitbread is 22.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 71.36.

  • 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 1.53. 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 3.67%, 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 75.01%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Whitbread's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for WTB.
  • News Sentiment

    Whitbread has a news sentiment score of 0.51. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Whitbread this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Whitbread insiders have sold 2,020.68% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £7,647.67 in company stock and sold £162,182.70 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.03% of the stock of Whitbread is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    71.89% 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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WTB Stock News Headlines

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WTB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Whitbread's stock was trading at GBX 2,946 at the start of the year. Since then, WTB stock has decreased by 0.4% and is now trading at GBX 2,934.

Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 1st. The company reported $194.60 EPS for the quarter. Whitbread had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.83% and a net margin of 8.08%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Whitbread's board authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, May 1st 2025, which allows the company to buy back 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's board of directors 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
5/01/2025
Today
7/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Lodging
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

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 2,413.33
High Stock Price Target
GBX 3,900
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 40
Potential Upside/Downside
-17.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
22.69
Forward P/E Ratio
12.91
P/E Growth
-3.09
Net Income
£234.46 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£2.90 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 641.93 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.57
Book Value
GBX 1,912.49 per share
Price / Book
1.53

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£5.24 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.11
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This page (LON:WTB) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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