Choice Hotels
About: As of Dec. 31, 2024, Choice Hotels operated 654,000 rooms across the economy, midscale, upscale, and extended-stay segments. Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites are the largest brands (26% of the company's total domestic rooms), while Ascend and Cambria (10% of total domestic rooms) are newer lifestyle and select-service brands. Choice closed on its Radisson acquisition in August 2022, which added about 70,000 rooms. Franchises account for 100% of total revenue, and the United States represented 78% of total rooms in 2024.
Employees: 1,700
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
44,231% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.76M | Put options by funds: $13K
84% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 32
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 351 [Q4 2024] → 374 (+23) [Q1 2025]
2.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.6% [Q4 2024] → 68.52% (+2.91%) [Q1 2025]
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 118
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 1 (+0) [Q1 2025]
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.37B [Q4 2024] → $4.25B (-$118M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
Truist Securities Patrick Scholes | 3%upside $128 | Hold Maintained | 30 May 2025 |
Baird Michael Bellisario | 17%upside $145 | Outperform Maintained | 19 May 2025 |
Barclays Anthony Powell | 11%downside $111 | Underweight Maintained | 22 Apr 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Stephen Grambling | 8%downside $115 | Underweight Maintained | 22 Apr 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Lizzie Dove | 11%upside $138 | Buy Upgraded | 14 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about CHH published over the past 30 days









