In the latest session, Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) closed at $127.90 up 2.11% from its previous closing price of $125.26. In other words, the price has increased by $+2.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 541010 shares were traded. CHH stock price reached its highest trading level at $128.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $125.95.
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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 236.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 47.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 19.07.
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, Jefferies on March 11, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $156 from $96 previously.
On January 02, 2024, Jefferies Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Hold and also lowered its target price recommendation from $119 to $96.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Underweight to Neutral on December 14, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $115.
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 Jul 11 ’23 when Dragisich Dominic sold 15,877 shares for $124.55 per share. The transaction valued at 1,977,435 led to the insider holds 83,739 shares of the business.
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 6.34B and an Enterprise Value of 7.99B. As of this moment, Choice’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 177.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.18 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.78.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CHH has reached a high of $136.02, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $108.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 120.24, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 119.49.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CHH has traded an average of 560.55K shares per day and 610.53k over the past ten days. A total of 49.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 29.90M. Insiders hold about 39.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.27% stake in the company. Shares short for CHH as of Mar 15, 2024 were 4.87M with a Short Ratio of 8.69, compared to 4.2M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9.83% and a Short% of Float of 16.27%.
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 0.92%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 0.90%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.10. The current Payout Ratio is 22.68% for CHH, which recently paid a dividend on Apr 17, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Apr 01, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Oct 24, 2005 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
There are 9 different market analysts currently analyzing its stock. On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.15 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.36 and a low estimate of $1.07, while EPS last year was $1.12. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.9, with high estimates of $1.97 and low estimates of $1.81.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.4 and $4.66 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.38. EPS for the following year is $6.9, with 13 analysts recommending between $8 and $6.08.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $344.6M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $355M to a low estimate of $339M. As of the current estimate, Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s year-ago sales were $332.79M, an estimated increase of 3.50% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $444.36M, an increase of 4.00% over than the figure of $3.50% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $458M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $433M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.67B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.55B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.6B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.54B, up 3.70% from the average estimate. Based on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.65B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.76B and the low estimate is $1.56B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 2.80% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
