The stock of Choice Hotels International, Inc (CHH) has seen a 2.78% increase in the past week, with a 6.82% gain in the past month, and a 17.86% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.27% for CHH. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.57% for CHH’s stock, with a 20.21% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Choice Hotels International, Inc (NYSE: CHH) Right Now?
Choice Hotels International, Inc (NYSE: CHH) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 28.80x compared to its average ratio. CHH has 36-month beta value of 1.24. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for CHH is 25.56M, and currently, short sellers hold a 19.54% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CHH on November 28, 2024 was 322.18K shares.
CHH) stock’s latest price update
Choice Hotels International, Inc (NYSE: CHH) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.78 in relation to its previous close of 151.80. However, the company has experienced a 2.78% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2024-11-18 that NORTH BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today announced two new contracts as part of its Supporting Ownership Access and Representation (SOAR) program, which aims to help empower and support hotel ownership for underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Analysts’ Opinion of CHH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CHH stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for CHH by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for CHH in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $150 based on the research report published on November 06, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CHH reach a price target of $105. The rating they have provided for CHH stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on September 18th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Underweight” to CHH, setting the target price at $120 in the report published on July 19th of the current year.
CHH Trading at 8.82% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CHH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.86%, as shares surge +7.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +18.05% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CHH rose by +2.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +28.26% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $145.42. In addition, Choice Hotels International, Inc saw 32.93% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CHH starting from Cimerola Patrick, who sale 6,816 shares at the price of $151.84 back on Nov 25 ’24. After this action, Cimerola Patrick now owns 12,616 shares of Choice Hotels International, Inc, valued at $1,034,975 using the latest closing price.
Cimerola Patrick, the Chief Human Resources Officer of Choice Hotels International, Inc, sale 6,420 shares at $150.01 during a trade that took place back on Nov 22 ’24, which means that Cimerola Patrick is holding 16,975 shares at $963,047 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CHH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Choice Hotels International, Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 876.44, with 10.53 for asset returns.
Based on Choice Hotels International, Inc (CHH), the company’s capital structure generated 1.06 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at -18.83. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 440.39 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.37for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.61.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Choice Hotels International, Inc (CHH) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
