Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.10 EPS

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) released its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.10, Zacks reports. Choice Hotels International had a negative return on equity of 659.01% and a net margin of 16.27%. The firm had revenue of $389.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $374.24 million. Choice Hotels International updated its FY 2025 guidance to 6.980-7.240 EPS.

Choice Hotels International Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of Choice Hotels International stock opened at $150.53 on Friday. Choice Hotels International has a 52 week low of $108.91 and a 52 week high of $157.86. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $145.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $138.38. The firm has a market cap of $7.06 billion, a PE ratio of 28.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.23.

Choice Hotels International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd were paid a $0.2875 dividend. This represents a $1.15 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 2nd. Choice Hotels International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.03%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Choice Hotels International from $133.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Choice Hotels International from $118.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Barclays lifted their target price on Choice Hotels International from $129.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Choice Hotels International from $134.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their target price on Choice Hotels International from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $136.58.

About Choice Hotels International

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.