Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 6.980-7.240 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 6.990. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Choice Hotels International Trading Down 1.2 %

NYSE CHH traded down $1.76 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $150.53. 560,250 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 359,060. Choice Hotels International has a 52 week low of $108.91 and a 52 week high of $157.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.23. The business's fifty day moving average price is $145.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $138.38.

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $389.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $374.24 million. Choice Hotels International had a net margin of 16.27% and a negative return on equity of 659.01%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Choice Hotels International will post 6.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Choice Hotels International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd were given a $0.2875 dividend. This represents a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 2nd. Choice Hotels International's payout ratio is 22.03%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on CHH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Choice Hotels International from $122.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Choice Hotels International from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Choice Hotels International from $134.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Choice Hotels International from $160.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Choice Hotels International from $138.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Choice Hotels International presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $136.58.

Choice Hotels International Company Profile

Choice Hotels International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a hotel franchisor in the United States and internationally. It operates through Hotel Franchising & Management and Corporate & Other segments. The company franchises lodging properties under the brand names of Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe, Sleep Inn, Ascend Hotel Collection, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban Studios, WoodSpring Suites, Everhome Suites, Cambria Hotels, Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson, Park Plaza, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Radisson Inn & Suites, Park Inn by Radisson, Radisson Individuals, and Radisson Collection.