Whitbread (LON:WTB) Reaches New 1-Year Low - What's Next?

Whitbread plc (LON:WTB - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week low on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 2,710 ($34.09) and last traded at GBX 2,713 ($34.13), with a volume of 1821983 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,811 ($35.36).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of Whitbread in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Berenberg Bank reduced their target price on shares of Whitbread from GBX 4,000 ($50.32) to GBX 3,900 ($49.06) and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 2,713.33 ($34.13).

Whitbread Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.18. The stock has a market cap of £4.78 billion, a PE ratio of 20.71, a PEG ratio of -3.09 and a beta of 1.11. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 2,881.24 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 2,954.16.

About Whitbread

Whitbread is the owner of Premier Inn, the UK's biggest hotel brand, with 86,000 rooms in over 850 hotels and a growing presence in Germany with 10,500 rooms in 59 hotels, offering quality accommodation at affordable prices in great locations. People are at the heart of our business. We employ over 38,000 team members in over 900 Premier Inn hotels across the UK and Germany.