Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for CHH Earnings

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Choice Hotels International in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 25th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.02. The consensus estimate for Choice Hotels International’s current full-year earnings is $6.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Choice Hotels International’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on CHH. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Choice Hotels International from $138.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. StockNews.com raised shares of Choice Hotels International from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Choice Hotels International from $126.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Choice Hotels International from $134.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Choice Hotels International from $112.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Choice Hotels International currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $130.00.

Choice Hotels International Stock Performance

NYSE CHH opened at $151.88 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $137.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $126.86. Choice Hotels International has a 12-month low of $108.91 and a 12-month high of $153.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 177.75. The company has a market capitalization of $7.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.24.

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $2.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $428.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $432.62 million. Choice Hotels International had a net margin of 16.27% and a negative return on equity of 659.01%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.82 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Choice Hotels International by 161.3% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 10,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,231,000 after buying an additional 6,384 shares in the last quarter. &PARTNERS bought a new position in shares of Choice Hotels International in the second quarter valued at $366,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new position in shares of Choice Hotels International in the first quarter valued at $1,089,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Choice Hotels International in the third quarter valued at $42,280,000. Finally, William B. Walkup & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Choice Hotels International in the second quarter valued at $799,000. 65.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Choice Hotels International

In other news, CEO Patrick Pacious sold 10,025 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.37, for a total transaction of $1,206,709.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 404,666 shares in the company, valued at $48,709,646.42. This represents a 2.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Simone Wu sold 7,840 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.08, for a total transaction of $1,019,827.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 45,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,940,623.52. This trade represents a 14.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 71,437 shares of company stock worth $9,788,980. 24.02% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Choice Hotels International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given a $0.2875 dividend. This represents a $1.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. Choice Hotels International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.03%.

About Choice Hotels International

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.