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About Whitbread (LON:WTB)
Whitbread PLC operates hotels, restaurants, and coffee shops. The company operates through two segments, Premier Inn & Restaurants and Costa. It operates approximately 760 hotels with 68,000 rooms in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Germany, as well as hotels under the Premier Inn brand name; hotels under the hub by Premier Inn brand name in the United Kingdom; and restaurants under the Brewers Fayre, Beefeater Grill, and Table Table brands. The company operates approximately 2,200 coffee shops in the United Kingdom and 1,300 stores internationally under the Costa brand name; and approximately 6,800 Costa Express self?serve units. It is also involved in the operation of roasters and espresso-based self-serve coffee bars; and wholesale of coffee beans. Whitbread PLC was founded in 1742 and is based in Dunstable, the United Kingdom.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Restaurants
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorServices
SymbolLON:WTB
CUSIPN/A
Phone+44-1582-424200
Debt
Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A
Current RatioN/A
Quick RatioN/A
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E RatioN/A
Forward P/E RatioN/A
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual SalesN/A
Price / SalesN/A
Cash FlowN/A
Price / CashN/A
Book ValueN/A
Price / BookN/A
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A
Net IncomeN/A
Net Margins14.97%
Return on Equity19.35%
Return on Assets10.55%
Miscellaneous
EmployeesN/A
Outstanding Shares183,430,000
Whitbread (LON:WTB) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Whitbread's stock symbol?
Whitbread trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "WTB."
How often does Whitbread pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Whitbread?
Whitbread declared a dividend on Wednesday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 69.75 per share on Wednesday, July 4th. This represents a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 24th. This is an increase from Whitbread's previous dividend of $31.40. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Whitbread's Dividend History.
What price target have analysts set for WTB?
18 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Whitbread's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 3,100 to GBX 4,950. On average, they expect Whitbread's share price to reach GBX 4,283.53 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Whitbread.
Who are some of Whitbread's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Whitbread include Compass Group (CPG), Sodexo (SDXOF), Domino's Pizza Enterprises (DMP), SSP Group (SSPG), Alsea (ALSSF), Autogrill (AGL), Domino's Pizza Enterprises (DPZUF), HelloFresh (HFG), Cara Operations (CARA), Domino's Pizza Group (DOM), Greene King (GNK), Wetherspoons (JDW), MTY Food Group (MTY), Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) and Young's (YNGN).
Who are Whitbread's key executives?
Whitbread's management team includes the folowing people:
- Ms. Alison Brittain, CEO & Director (Age 53)
- Mr. Nicholas Theodore Cadbury FCA, Group Fin. Director & Exec. Director (Age 52)
- Ms. Louise Helen Smalley, Group HR Director & Exec. Director (Age 50)
- Ms. Joanne Russell, Director of Investor Relations
- Mr. Clefton D. Vaughan, Gen. Counsel & Company Sec. (Age 76)
Has Whitbread been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about WTB stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Whitbread earned a media sentiment score of 0.08 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company an impact score of 47.97 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.
How do I buy shares of Whitbread?
Shares of WTB 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 is Whitbread's stock price today?
One share of WTB stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 4,159.
How big of a company is Whitbread?
Whitbread has a market capitalization of £7.03 billion.
How can I contact Whitbread?
Whitbread's mailing address is First Fl, 120 Holborn, DUNSTABLE, EC1N 2TD, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1582-424200.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Whitbread (WTB)
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Whitbread (LON:WTB) Price Target and Consensus Rating
(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
18 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Whitbread in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is GBX 4,283.53The high price target for WTB is GBX 4,950 and the low price target for WTB is GBX 3,100. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Hold."
| Today | 30 Days Ago | 90 Days Ago | 180 Days Ago |
| Consensus Rating: | Hold | Hold | Hold | Hold |
| Consensus Rating Score: | 2.22 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.13 |
| Ratings Breakdown: | 3 Sell Rating(s)
8 Hold Rating(s)
7 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 4 Sell Rating(s)
7 Hold Rating(s)
6 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 4 Sell Rating(s)
6 Hold Rating(s)
6 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 4 Sell Rating(s)
6 Hold Rating(s)
6 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) |
| Consensus Price Target: | GBX 4,283.53 | GBX 4,140 | GBX 4,136.19 | GBX 4,077.27 |
Whitbread (LON:WTB) Consensus Price Target History
Whitbread (LON:WTB) Analyst Ratings History
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| Date | Brokerage | Action | Rating | Price Target | Details |
|---|
| 5/17/2018 | Barclays | Reiterated Rating | Equal Weight | GBX 4,400 |  |
| 5/4/2018 | Liberum Capital | Reiterated Rating | Hold | | |
| 4/26/2018 | Credit Suisse Group | Boost Price Target | Outperform | GBX 4,900 ➝ GBX 4,950 | |
| 4/26/2018 | Kepler Capital Markets | Boost Price Target | Hold | GBX 3,500 ➝ GBX 4,200 | |
| 4/26/2018 | Oddo Securities | Boost Price Target | Buy | GBX 4,750 ➝ GBX 4,900 | |
| 4/26/2018 | Citigroup | Reiterated Rating | Sell | GBX 3,100 | |
| 4/25/2018 | Canaccord Genuity | Reiterated Rating | Buy | GBX 4,500 | |
| 4/25/2018 | Numis Securities | Reiterated Rating | Hold | GBX 4,300 | |
| 4/25/2018 | Shore Capital | Reiterated Rating | Buy | GBX 4,200 | |
| 4/18/2018 | HSBC | Downgrade | Hold | GBX 4,800 | |
| 4/16/2018 | Stifel Nicolaus | Reiterated Rating | Buy | GBX 4,300 | |
| 4/16/2018 | Deutsche Bank | Reiterated Rating | Buy | | |
| 3/29/2018 | Morgan Stanley | Lower Price Target | Equal weight | GBX 4,300 ➝ GBX 4,200 | |
| 1/25/2018 | JPMorgan Chase | Reiterated Rating | Neutral | GBX 4,020 | |
| 12/20/2017 | Berenberg Bank | Lower Price Target | Buy | GBX 5,000 ➝ GBX 4,900 | |
| 10/24/2017 | Beaufort Securities | Lower Price Target | Sell | GBX 3,600 ➝ GBX 3,400 | |
| 8/22/2017 | Goldman Sachs | Upgrade | Sell | GBX 3,900 | |
| 6/21/2017 | Panmure Gordon | Reiterated Rating | Hold | | |
| 1/26/2017 | Davy Research | Reiterated Rating | Outperform | | |
| 10/26/2016 | UBS | Lower Price Target | Neutral | GBX 4,050 ➝ GBX 3,900 | |
| 10/26/2016 | Societe Generale | Lower Price Target | Hold | GBX 4,220.30 ➝ GBX 4,100 | |
(Data available from 5/20/2016 forward)
Whitbread (LON:WTB) Dividend History by Quarter
| Announced | Period | Amount | Yield | Ex-Dividend Date | Record Date | Payable Date |
|---|
| 4/25/2018 | | GBX 69.75 | 1.67% | 5/24/2018 | 5/24/2018 | 7/4/2018 |
| 10/24/2017 | | GBX 31.40 | 0.84% | 11/9/2017 | 11/9/2017 | 12/15/2017 |
| 4/25/2017 | | GBX 65.90 | 1.65% | 5/25/2017 | 5/25/2017 | 6/30/2017 |
| 10/25/2016 | | GBX 29.90 | 0.81% | 11/10/2016 | 11/10/2016 | 12/16/2016 |
| 4/26/2016 | | GBX 61.85 | 1.56% | 5/26/2016 | 5/26/2016 | 7/1/2016 |
| 10/20/2015 | | GBX 28.50 | 0.58% | 11/19/2015 | 11/19/2015 | 12/18/2015 |
| 4/28/2015 | | GBX 56.95 | 1.07% | 5/28/2015 | 5/28/2015 | 7/3/2015 |
| 10/21/2014 | | GBX 25.20 | 0.6% | 12/4/2014 | 12/4/2014 | 1/9/2015 |
| 4/29/2014 | | GBX 47 | 1.15% | 5/28/2014 | 5/28/2014 | 7/4/2014 |
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
Whitbread (LON WTB) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History
Whitbread (LON WTB) Insider Trading History
| Transaction Date | Insider Name | Title | Buy/Sell | Number of Shares | Average Share Price | Total Transaction | Shares Held After Transaction | Details |
|---|
| 5/3/2018 | Louise Smalley | Insider | Sell | 12,429 | GBX 4,245 | £527,611.05 | | |
| 5/15/2017 | Adam Crozier | Insider | Buy | 1,000 | GBX 4,074 | £40,740 | | |
| 3/1/2017 | Louise Smalley | Insider | Sell | 5,377 | GBX 3,814 | £205,078.78 | | |
| 2/1/2017 | David Atkins | Insider | Buy | 1,425 | GBX 3,943 | £56,187.75 | | |
| 8/8/2016 | Smalley,Louise | Insider | Sell | 470 | GBX 3,962 | £18,621.40 | | |
| 7/1/2016 | Cadbury ,Nicholas | Insider | Sell | 12,138 | GBX 3,501 | £424,951.38 | | |
| 5/26/2016 | Smalley,Louise | Insider | Sell | 6,788 | GBX 4,279 | £290,458.52 | | |
| 3/3/2016 | Smalley,Louise | Insider | Sell | 7,201 | GBX 3,908 | £281,415.08 | | |
| 12/24/2015 | Williams,Stephen | Insider | Buy | 70 | GBX 4,504 | £3,152.80 | | |
| 10/27/2015 | Rogers,Christopher C B | Insider | Sell | 24,000 | GBX 4,936 | £1,184,640 | | |
| 10/22/2015 | Rogers,Christopher C B | Insider | Sell | 25,751 | GBX 4,846 | £1,247,893.46 | | |
| 5/28/2015 | Nicholas Cadbury | Insider | Sell | 7,782 | GBX 5,186.49 | £403,612.65 | | |
| 5/8/2015 | Paul Flaum | Insider | Sell | 15,857 | GBX 5,265 | £834,871.05 | | |
| 5/6/2015 | Andy Harrison | Insider | Sell | 132,000 | GBX 5,227.76 | £6,900,643.20 | | |
| 4/28/2015 | Ian Cheshire | Insider | Buy | 1,863 | GBX 5,325 | £99,204.75 | | |
| 1/22/2015 | Richard Baker | Insider | Buy | 2,743 | GBX 4,920 | £134,955.60 | | |
| 1/6/2015 | Nicholas Cadbury | Insider | Buy | 325 | GBX 4,658.13 | £15,138.92 | | |
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
Whitbread (LON WTB) News Headlines
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| Date | Headline |
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 | One FTSE 100 stock with soaring dividends, and one 4.5% yielder, I'd buy today with £2000
www.fool.co.uk - May 18 at 4:59 PM |
 | Barclays Reiterates "Equal Weight" Rating for Whitbread (WTB)
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 17 at 4:02 PM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 17 at 3:33 PM |
 | Whitbread PLC (LON:WTB): What You Have To Know Before Buying For The Upcoming Dividend
finance.yahoo.com - May 14 at 9:45 AM |
 | SSE Chairman Gillingwater Joins Whitbread As Non-Executive Director
www.lse.co.uk - May 8 at 9:04 AM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Rating Reiterated by Liberum Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 5 at 12:55 AM |
| Louise Smalley Sells 12,429 Shares of Whitbread (WTB) Stock
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 10:10 AM |
 | Costa Coffee takes the cream as Britons wake up to coffee
www.ft.com - April 29 at 9:21 AM |
| Edited Transcript of WTB.L earnings conference call or presentation 25-Apr-18 8:30am GMT
finance.yahoo.com - April 29 at 9:21 AM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Announces Dividend Increase - GBX 69.75 Per Share
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 11:40 AM |
| Whitbread (WTB) PT Raised to GBX 4,950
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 10:08 AM |
| Kepler Capital Markets Increases Whitbread (WTB) Price Target to GBX 4,200
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 10:08 AM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Citigroup
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 10:08 AM |
 | Whitbread Plc 2018 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Slides
seekingalpha.com - April 26 at 8:56 AM |
 | Whitbread Says It Intends to Spin Off Costa Into Separate Entity
www.bloomberg.com - April 26 at 8:56 AM |
| Stocks to watch: Shell, Hastings, Whitbread, Intu, Atos
www.ft.com - April 26 at 8:56 AM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Price Target Raised to GBX 4,400
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 6:10 AM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Price Target Raised to GBX 4,900 at Oddo Securities
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 6:10 AM |
| Sky, Whitbread and Shire deals test government's taste for M&A
www.ft.com - April 25 at 4:53 PM |
| Costa Coffee break brewing after Whitbread investors stir
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 4:53 PM |
| FTSE 100 breaks 6-day win streak after rising bond yields spur selloff on Wall Street
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 4:53 PM |
| [$$] U.K.'s Whitbread to Spin Off Costa Coffee Chain
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 4:53 PM |
| Whitbread (WTB) PT Raised to GBX 4,450
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 25 at 11:30 AM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Rating Reiterated by Canaccord Genuity
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 25 at 10:42 AM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Receives "Hold" Rating from Numis Securities
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 25 at 9:58 AM |
| Whitbread's (WTB) "Buy" Rating Reaffirmed at Shore Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 25 at 9:22 AM |
 | Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited Statement on Whitbread
www.businesswire.com - April 25 at 9:07 AM |
 | Whitbread to spin off Costa Coffee business
www.marketwatch.com - April 25 at 9:07 AM |
| Whitbread to Spin Off Costa Coffee, Bowing to Activists
www.bloomberg.com - April 25 at 9:07 AM |
| Whitbread CEO says Costa, Premier Inn able to thrive alone
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 9:07 AM |
| Costa Coffee to break from Whitbread after investor pressure
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 9:07 AM |
| [$$] Whitbread/Elliott: bad cop, good cop
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 9:07 AM |
 | Activists forced early Costa demerger announcement as Whitbread split set for 2020
uk.finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 9:07 AM |
 | SOHN CONFERENCE: SACHEM HEAD CAPITAL'S FERGUSON SAYS WHITBREAD HAS ROOM TO RUN 50 PCT IN ...
www.reuters.com - April 23 at 4:41 PM |
| Whitbread's 2 Billion Pound Cup of Coffee
www.bloomberg.com - April 23 at 4:41 PM |
| Cartoon: Elliott stake ups ante for Whitbread
www.ft.com - April 23 at 8:52 AM |
| Whitbread boss believes Costa Coffee split inevitable - report
finance.yahoo.com - April 22 at 5:43 PM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 22 at 1:20 PM |
| Panmure Gordon Reiterates Hold Rating for Whitbread (WTB)
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 6:56 PM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Earns "Buy" Rating from Shore Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 6:56 PM |
 | Hobson: A Clean Break is Hard for WPP and Whitbread
www.morningstar.co.uk - April 20 at 4:45 PM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Receives Neutral Rating from JPMorgan Chase
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 11:19 AM |
| Liberum Capital Begins Coverage on Whitbread (WTB)
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 19 at 8:31 PM |
| Broker tips: AA, Whitbread, Animalcare
www.lse.co.uk - April 19 at 9:03 AM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Receives "Equal weight" Rating from Barclays
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 18 at 4:44 PM |
| Stocks to watch: CYBG, Hochschild, Whitbread, AA, Kaz Minerals
www.ft.com - April 18 at 9:09 AM |
| Whitbread (WTB) Downgraded to "Hold" at HSBC
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 18 at 8:41 AM |
 | Whitbread Shares Surge As Hedge Fund Activist Builds Up 6% Stakes
www.nasdaq.com - April 17 at 9:27 AM |
| What Does Whitbread PLC’s (LON:WTB) Share Price Indicate?
finance.yahoo.com - April 17 at 9:27 AM |
| Broker tips: Sage Group, Whitbread, ASOS, Vedanta Resources
www.lse.co.uk - April 16 at 4:42 PM |
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