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Whitbread (WTB) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 3,101 +44.00 (+1.44%)
As of 08:34 AM Eastern

About Whitbread Stock (LON:WTB)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
3,059
3,103.15
50-Day Range
2,893
3,274
52-Week Range
2,253
3,352
Volume
1.38 million shs
Average Volume
1.67 million shs
Market Capitalization
£5.35 billion
P/E Ratio
22.06
Dividend Yield
0.03%
Price Target
GBX 3,425
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Whitbread Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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59th Percentile Overall Score

WTB MarketRank™: 

Whitbread scored higher than 59% 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 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Whitbread has a consensus price target of GBX 3,425, representing about 10.4% upside from its current price of GBX 3,101.

  • 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 22.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.91.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Whitbread is 22.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 77.32.

  • 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 1.62. 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 Yield

    Whitbread pays a meaningful dividend of 3.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Whitbread is 0.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • 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 0.65. 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 0.34 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 45 news articles 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 bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £302,870 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.37% 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 News Headlines

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WTB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Whitbread's stock was trading at GBX 2,946 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, WTB stock has increased by 5.3% and is now trading at GBX 3,101.

Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 16th. The company reported $133.70 earnings per share (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 of Directors approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, May 1st 2025, which allows the company to buy back 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's management 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
10/16/2025
Today
10/22/2025

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

High Price Target
GBX 3,800
Low Price Target
GBX 2,900
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 140.60
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.94
Forward P/E Ratio
13.58
P/E Growth
-3.09
Net Income
£234.46 million
Net Margins
8.08%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
6.83%
Return on Assets
4.28%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
33.18
Current Ratio
0.96
Quick Ratio
1.74

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£2.89 billion
Price / Sales
1.84
Cash Flow
GBX 674.98 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.57
Book Value
GBX 1,912.49 per share
Price / Book
1.61

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
172,400,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£5.32 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.11
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This page (LON:WTB) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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