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In the latest session, Choice Hotels International, Inc (NYSE: CHH) closed at $130.07 down -2.36% from its previous closing price of $133.21. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. CHH stock price reached its highest trading level at $133.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $129.6.
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 151.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.68.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Morgan Stanley on January 14, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $129 from $145 previously.
On December 05, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $133.
Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on November 06, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $150.
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 Mar 04 ’25 when Oaksmith Scott E sold 1,780 shares for $144.40 per share. The transaction valued at 257,032 led to the insider holds 32,014 shares of the business.
Dragisich Dominic sold 3,500 shares of CHH for $519,057 on Feb 25 ’25. The EVP, Op & Chief Glb Brands Ofc now owns 68,913 shares after completing the transaction at $148.30 per share. On Nov 25 ’24, another insider, Cimerola Patrick, who serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the company, sold 6,816 shares for $151.84 each. As a result, the insider received 1,034,975 and left with 12,616 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 6077924352 and an Enterprise Value of 7878664192. As of this moment, Choice’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.97. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.958 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.909.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CHH is 1.08, which has changed by 0.024899483 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 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 $109.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.94%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CHH has traded an average of 367.20K shares per day and 544260 over the past ten days. A total of 46.86M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 26.40M. Insiders hold about 43.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.34% stake in the company. Shares short for CHH as of 1740700800 were 5604640 with a Short Ratio of 15.26, compared to 1738281600 on 5454604. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5604640 and a Short% of Float of 38.740003.
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 0.008632985The 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 2025-01-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1743465600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-10-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
