NYSE:CHH - Choice Hotels International Stock Price, Forecast & News

Choice Hotels International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CHH."

Choice Hotels International announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.225 per share on Thursday, January 16th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This is a boost from Choice Hotels International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. View Choice Hotels International's Dividend History.

Choice Hotels International Inc (NYSE:CHH) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $310.73 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $306.10 million. Choice Hotels International had a negative return on equity of 174.81% and a net margin of 19.43%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.24 earnings per share. View Choice Hotels International's Earnings History.

Choice Hotels International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 18th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Choice Hotels International.

Choice Hotels International will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 18th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

10 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Choice Hotels International's stock. Their forecasts range from $81.00 to $111.00. On average, they expect Choice Hotels International's stock price to reach $92.80 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Choice Hotels International.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Choice Hotels International in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings and 6 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Choice Hotels International.

News articles about CHH stock have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Choice Hotels International earned a coverage optimism score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Choice Hotels International.

Choice Hotels International saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,500,000 shares, an increase of 53.1% from the December 31st total of 2,940,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 530,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 8.5 days. Approximately 14.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Choice Hotels International's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Choice Hotels International include Marriott International (MAR), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Carnival (CCL), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), Hyatt Hotels (H), Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Marcus (MCS) and Red Lion Hotels (RLH).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Choice Hotels International investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), InterDigital Wireless (IDCC), Ford Motor (F), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM) and Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP).

Choice Hotels International's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (1.43%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.21%), Echo Street Capital Management LLC (0.90%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.82%), Eaton Vance Management (0.74%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.73%). Company insiders that own Choice Hotels International stock include David A Pepper, John Bonds, Patrick Cimerola, Patrick Pacious, Robert J Mcdowell, Scott E Oaksmith, Simone Wu and William L Jews. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Choice Hotels International.

CHH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Echo Street Capital Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., New York State Common Retirement Fund, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and PNC Financial Services Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Choice Hotels International company stock in the last year include David A Pepper, John Bonds, Patrick Cimerola, Robert J Mcdowell, Simone Wu and William L Jews. View Insider Buying and Selling for Choice Hotels International.

CHH stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Principal Financial Group Inc., Eaton Vance Management, American International Group Inc., Rhumbline Advisers, Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Bank of America Corp DE. View Insider Buying and Selling for Choice Hotels International.

Shares of CHH can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CHH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $104.60.

Choice Hotels International has a market capitalization of $5.83 billion and generates $1.04 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $216.35 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.89 on an earnings per share basis. Choice Hotels International employs 1,882 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Choice Hotels International.

The official website for Choice Hotels International is http://www.choicehotels.com/.

Choice Hotels International's mailing address is 1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE SUITE 400, ROCKVILLE MD, 20850. The company can be reached via phone at 301-592-5000 or via email at [email protected]