Whitbread (WTB) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,993 to 3,054
• 50-Day Range: 2,728 to 3,243.16
• 52-Week Range: 2,253 to 3,352
• Volume: 567,246 shs
• Average Volume: 1.81 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £5.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.19
• Dividend Yield: 3.23%
• Price Target: GBX 2,280
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Whitbread Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Whitbread scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Whitbread has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Whitbread has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Whitbread is 23.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Whitbread is 23.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 68.63.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Whitbread, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Whitbread has a P/B Ratio of 1.57. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WTB.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Whitbread is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.67%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Whitbread does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Whitbread is 75.01%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.39

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WTB.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.36

News Sentiment

Whitbread has a news sentiment score of 0.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Whitbread this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Whitbread insiders have sold 2,020.68% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £7,647.67 in company stock and sold £162,182.70 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.03% of the stock of Whitbread is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

71.89% of the stock of Whitbread is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WTB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WTB shares performed this year?

Whitbread's stock was trading at GBX 2,946 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WTB stock has increased by 1.8% and is now trading at GBX 2,999.

How were Whitbread's earnings last quarter?

Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The company reported $194.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Whitbread had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.83% and a net margin of 8.08%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How will Whitbread's stock buyback program work?

Whitbread's board approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, May 1st 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back 0 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

How do I buy shares of Whitbread?

Shares of WTB stock 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 other stocks do shareholders of Whitbread own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Whitbread investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), GSK (GSK), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Associated British Foods (ABF), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L) and Unilever (ULVR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Today: 8/01/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Lodging
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:WTB
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.whitbread.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1582-424200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 39,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Whitbread: GBX 2,280
• High Price Target: GBX 3,500
• Low Price Target: GBX 40
• Potential Upside/Downside: -24.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 129.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.20
• P/E Growth: -3.09
• Net Income: £234.46 million
• Net Margins: 8.08%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.83%
• Return on Assets: 4.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 33.18
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 1.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.85
• Cash Flow: GBX 656.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.57
• Book Value: GBX 1,912.49 per share
• Price / Book: 1.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 178,494,423
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £5.35 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.11