Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 456 Shares of Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH)

Yousif Capital Management LLC cut its stake in Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) by 5.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,961 shares of the company’s stock after selling 456 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Choice Hotels International were worth $1,130,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Choice Hotels International by 81.4% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 399 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the period. Anchor Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Choice Hotels International in the third quarter worth about $55,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in Choice Hotels International during the 3rd quarter worth about $63,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC increased its position in Choice Hotels International by 12.9% during the 3rd quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Choice Hotels International in the 4th quarter valued at about $125,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.57% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on CHH shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Choice Hotels International from $113.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Choice Hotels International from $160.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Choice Hotels International from $122.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Choice Hotels International from $138.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Choice Hotels International from $123.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $136.33.

Choice Hotels International Trading Down 3.6 %

Shares of NYSE:CHH opened at $147.21 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $144.76 and its 200 day moving average is $137.52. Choice Hotels International, Inc. has a twelve month low of $108.91 and a twelve month high of $156.25. The company has a market cap of $6.91 billion, a PE ratio of 28.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.23.

Choice Hotels International Announces Dividend

The business 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 0.78%. Choice Hotels International’s payout ratio is 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.