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

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. Choice Hotels International updated its FY 2025 guidance to 6.980-7.240 EPS.

Choice Hotels International Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:CHH opened at $151.84 on Friday. Choice Hotels International has a twelve month low of $108.91 and a twelve month high of $157.86. The firm has a market cap of $7.12 billion, a PE ratio of 29.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.23. The business has a fifty day moving average of $145.02 and a 200-day moving average of $138.21.

Choice Hotels International Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on CHH shares. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Choice Hotels International from $118.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Bank of America upped their target price on Choice Hotels International from $160.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Truist Financial upped their target price on Choice Hotels International from $134.00 to $136.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Barclays upped their target price on Choice Hotels International from $123.00 to $129.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Choice Hotels International from $138.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $136.33.

Choice Hotels International Company Profile

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.