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CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE CHH
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE (CHH) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.04% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $1.6B at a 23.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-12 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight (main) |
| 2026-05-06 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-04 | Susquehanna | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-01 | Barclays | Underweight (main) |
| 2026-04-23 | Susquehanna | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.021 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.794 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.154 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.066 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHH | CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE | 6/9 | 3.55 | 13.9 | +0.8% |
| WH | WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. | 5/9 | 1.03 | 33.1 | +1.5% |
| RRR | Red Rock Resorts, Inc. | 7/9 | 1.1 | 37.3 | +3.7% |
| XHR | Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 6/9 | — | 28.7 | +3.8% |
| SHO | Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | +6% |
| BALY | Bally's Corp | 5/9 | -1.17 | — | +0.1% |
| MSC | STUDIO CITY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS Ltd | 5/9 | -1.98 | — | +8.7% |
About CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE
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 Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe, Sleep Inn, Ascend 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 brand names. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland.
FAQ
Is CHH financially healthy?
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does CHH pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE pays a dividend yielding about 1.04% with a 14.5% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is CHH?
In FY2025, CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE had a net margin of 23.2% and a return on equity of 204.1%.
Is CHH overvalued or undervalued?
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE trades at about 13.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.0×–74.5×, median 23.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CHH?
The average Wall-Street price target for CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE is $112.53, about 6.6% above the recent price, from 15 analysts.
Is CHH a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 13.9×, a dividend yield of 1.04%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.