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Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Lodging · NYQ
$109.81
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$5.3B
Total market value of the company
15.68
Reasonably valued
14.88
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+3.5%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
35.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
940.8%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$114.00
+4% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 15 analysts covering this stock
About Choice Hotels International, Inc.

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.

https://www.choicehotels.com

Country: United States Employees: 1,754 Industry: Lodging
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
0.242
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0205
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
0.058
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
2.6%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-45.5%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
19
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.65
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$136.45
20% below the year high
52W Low
$84.04
31% above the year low
Avg Volume
620,880
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
10.7
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
34.6%
Very high short interest — potential squeeze candidate
99.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$7.39
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

1,535.08
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
0.95
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.70
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
90.5%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
27.8%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$195M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$988M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$344M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
15
Target High
$128.00
Target Median
$114.00
Target Low
$86.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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