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The price of Choice Hotels International, Inc (NYSE: CHH) closed at $99.38 in the last session, up 3.41% from day before closing price of $96.1. In other words, the price has increased by $3.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.6 million shares were traded. CHH stock price reached its highest trading level at $101.09 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $95.64.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CHH’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 87.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.96 and its Current Ratio is at 0.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 13.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 13.54.
On December 15, 2025, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $90.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Underweight to Neutral on December 12, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $95.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’25 when WELLNESS ADVOCACY FUND bought 38,000 shares for $90.98 per share.
Dragisich Dominic sold 2,500 shares of CHH for $341,125 on Jul 23 ’25. The EVP, Op & Chief Glb Brands Ofc now owns 68,381 shares after completing the transaction at $136.45 per share. On Jul 08 ’25, another insider, Dragisich Dominic, who serves as the EVP, Op & Chief Glb Brands Ofc of the company, sold 4,900 shares for $132.72 each. As a result, the insider received 650,328 and left with 70,881 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CHH now has a Market Capitalization of 4598572544 and an Enterprise Value of 6540256256. As of this moment, Choice’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.86. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 30.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.98 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.65.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CHH is 0.77, which has changed by -0.31474614 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16067612 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CHH has reached a high of $157.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $84.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.55%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CHH traded on average about 658.78K shares per day over the past 3-months and 708710 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 46.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 25.83M. Insiders hold about 44.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.85% stake in the company. Shares short for CHH as of 1765756800 were 5711865 with a Short Ratio of 8.67, compared to 1763078400 on 5653762. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5711865 and a Short% of Float of 50.200003.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CHH is 1.15, which was 1.15 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011966702. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.1. The current Payout Ratio is 18.54% for CHH, which recently paid a dividend on 2026-01-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-10-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 10.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.28, with high estimates of $1.45 and low estimates of $1.13.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.08 and $6.55 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.91. EPS for the following year is $7.09, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $7.74 and $6.15.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $369.12M. It ranges from a high estimate of $383.01M to a low estimate of $337M. As of. The current estimate, Choice Hotels International, Inc’s year-ago sales were $389.77MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $334.39M. There is a high estimate of $339M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $326M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.6B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.54B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.58B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.58BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.61B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.66B and the low estimate is $1.53B.
