Zacks Research Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for CHH

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Choice Hotels International in a report issued on Wednesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.13 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.16. The consensus estimate for Choice Hotels International’s current full-year earnings is $7.07 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Choice Hotels International from $144.00 to $128.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 30th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Choice Hotels International from $121.00 to $117.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on Choice Hotels International from $144.00 to $136.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Susquehanna set a $140.00 price objective on Choice Hotels International and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on Choice Hotels International from $160.00 to $149.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $133.38.

Choice Hotels International Trading Down 0.4%

NYSE CHH opened at $116.66 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $126.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $128.65. The company has a market capitalization of $5.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.95, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.90. Choice Hotels International has a 1-year low of $115.82 and a 1-year high of $157.86.

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.02. Choice Hotels International had a negative return on equity of 575.73% and a net margin of 19.52%.The business had revenue of $426.44 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $430.13 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.84 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Choice Hotels International in the 1st quarter worth approximately $3,598,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Choice Hotels International by 492.4% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 5,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $691,000 after purchasing an additional 4,328 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd raised its position in Choice Hotels International by 155.0% in the 1st quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 13,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,758,000 after purchasing an additional 8,049 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Choice Hotels International by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 234,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,077,000 after purchasing an additional 7,159 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MQS Management LLC bought a new position in Choice Hotels International in the 1st quarter worth approximately $434,000. 65.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Choice Hotels International

In other news, EVP Dominic Dragisich sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.54, for a total value of $642,700.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 70,881 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,111,043.74. The trade was a 6.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 12,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,647,400. 23.78% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.