LON:WTB Whitbread (WTB) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 3,277 +3.00 (+0.09%) As of 10:43 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock About Whitbread Stock (LON:WTB) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Whitbread alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 3,227▼ 3,29050-Day Range 2,983▼ 3,27452-Week Range 2,253▼ 3,352Volume345,786 shsAverage Volume1.72 million shsMarket Capitalization£5.65 billionP/E Ratio2,330.73Dividend Yield0.03%Price TargetGBX 3,650Consensus RatingModerate 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. Read More Whitbread Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks31st Percentile Overall ScoreWTB MarketRank™: Whitbread scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.7 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWhitbread has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialWhitbread has a consensus price target of GBX 3,650, representing about 11.9% upside from its current price of GBX 3,261.Amount of Analyst CoverageWhitbread has only been the subject of 2 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 2,319.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 235.01.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Whitbread is 2,319.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 620.80.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 1.71. 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. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldWhitbread pays a meaningful dividend of 2.99%, 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 70.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.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 Media2.3 / 5News Sentiment1.11 News SentimentWhitbread has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Whitbread this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week. Company Ownership0.8 / 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 0.37% of the stock of Whitbread is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions55.13% 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. Receive WTB Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Whitbread and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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WTB Stock News HeadlinesWhitbread Advances Share Buy-Back Program with Latest Acquisition3 hours ago | msn.comWhitbread rallies Friday, outperforms marketSeptember 26, 2025 | marketwatch.comArizona-made nanochips the new millionaire maker?George Gilder handed President Reagan the first microchip that helped create $6.5 trillion in wealth over the last 40 years. Now he's stepping forward with an even bigger prediction about what's being built in the Arizona desert. He believes 3 little-known companies will explode when a bombshell announcement just days from now. Smart investors are already positioning themselves.October 6 at 2:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Whitbread PLC Continues Share Buy-Back StrategySeptember 11, 2025 | msn.comWhitbread advances Monday, outperforms marketSeptember 9, 2025 | marketwatch.comWhitbread PLC Announces Managerial Share SaleAugust 27, 2025 | msn.comWhitbread advances Friday, outperforms marketAugust 22, 2025 | marketwatch.comWhitbread climbs Thursday, outperforms marketAugust 21, 2025 | marketwatch.comSee More Headlines WTB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have WTB shares performed this year? Whitbread's stock was trading at GBX 2,946 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WTB stock has increased by 10.7% and is now trading at GBX 3,261. How were Whitbread's earnings last quarter? Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The company reported $194.60 earnings per share for the quarter. Whitbread had a net margin of 8.08% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.83%. Read the conference call transcript. How will Whitbread's stock buyback program work? Whitbread's board initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, May 1st 2025, which permits the company to repurchase 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued. 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. 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 Last Earnings5/01/2025Today10/06/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Cyclical Industry Lodging Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:WTB CIKN/A Webwww.whitbread.co.uk Phone+44-1582-424200FaxN/AEmployees39,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for WhitbreadGBX 3,650 High Price TargetGBX 3,800 Low Price TargetGBX 3,500 Potential Upside/Downside+11.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 1.41 Trailing P/E Ratio2,328.59 Forward P/E Ratio14.41 P/E Growth-3.09Net Income£234.46 million Net Margins8.08% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity6.83% Return on Assets4.28% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio33.18 Current Ratio0.96 Quick Ratio1.74 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£2.92 billion Price / Sales1.93 Cash FlowGBX 716.32 per share Price / Cash Flow4.57 Book ValueGBX 1,912.49 per share Price / Book1.71Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares172,400,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£5.64 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.11 7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. 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