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. Stockholders 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 0.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This is a positive change from Choice Hotels International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. View Choice Hotels International's Dividend History.

Choice Hotels International Inc (NYSE:CHH) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $310.73 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $306.10 million. Choice Hotels International had a net margin of 19.43% and a negative return on equity of 174.81%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $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 Friday, February 21st 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Choice Hotels International.

Choice Hotels International issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.82-0.86 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.90.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Choice Hotels International's shares. Their forecasts range from $81.00 to $103.00. On average, they expect Choice Hotels International's stock price to reach $90.50 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.7%. 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.

Media coverage about CHH stock has trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Choice Hotels International earned a news sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Choice Hotels International.

Choice Hotels International saw a increase in short interest in 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 volume of 530,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 8.5 days. Currently, 14.3% of the company's stock are sold short. 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 a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.82%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.13%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.07%), Tealwood Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), Aurora Investment Managers LLC. (0.03%) and Arizona State Retirement System (0.03%). 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 SG Americas Securities LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Tealwood Asset Management Inc., Eqis Capital Management Inc., Huntington National Bank and McAdam LLC. 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 Retirement Systems of Alabama, Aurora Investment Managers LLC., Arizona State Retirement System, Boston Trust Walden Corp, State of Michigan Retirement System, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, New York State Teachers Retirement System and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 $100.23.

Choice Hotels International has a market capitalization of $5.59 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]