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In the latest session, Choice Hotels International, Inc (NYSE: CHH) closed at $85.76 down -2.39% from its previous closing price of $87.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.29 million shares were traded. CHH stock price reached its highest trading level at $88.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $85.51.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Choice Hotels International, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 75.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.54. 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on November 18, 2025, initiated with a Underweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $84.
On September 29, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $110.
On June 23, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $124.JP Morgan initiated its Underweight rating on June 23, 2025, with a $124 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 3968339712 and an Enterprise Value of 5914685440. As of this moment, Choice’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 26.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.216 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.44.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CHH is 0.79, which has changed by -0.40203595 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13506866 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 $86.49. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.18%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CHH has traded an average of 547.87K shares per day and 646800 over the past ten days. A total of 46.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 25.82M. Insiders hold about 44.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.85% stake in the company. Shares short for CHH as of 1763078400 were 5653762 with a Short Ratio of 10.32, compared to 1760486400 on 5081638. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5653762 and a Short% of Float of 49.69.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CHH is 1.15, from 1.15 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013089005. 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 2025-10-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-10-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Choice Hotels International, Inc (CHH) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 10.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.32, with high estimates of $1.56 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 $6.93. EPS for the following year is $7.16, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $7.74 and $6.15.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 7 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $371.01M this quarter.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 $334.26M. 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.
