Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Posted by Lindsey Winhoffer on May 26th, 2026

Shares of Whitbread plc (LON:WTB – Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seven brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 3,071.67.

Several analysts recently issued reports on WTB shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Whitbread from GBX 2,550 to GBX 2,500 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on Whitbread from GBX 2,815 to GBX 2,530 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th.

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Insider Activity

In other Whitbread news, insider Shelley Roberts purchased 1,290 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,309 per share, with a total value of £29,786.10. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Whitbread Stock Performance

LON:WTB opened at GBX 2,396 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 174.28, a current ratio of 0.44 and a quick ratio of 1.74. Whitbread has a 1-year low of GBX 2,098 and a 1-year high of GBX 3,302. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,378.11 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,543.96. The company has a market capitalization of £4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.58, a PEG ratio of -3.09 and a beta of 0.64.

Whitbread (LON:WTB – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported GBX 123.30 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of GBX 292.02 billion during the quarter. Whitbread had a return on equity of 6.73% and a net margin of 7.29%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Whitbread will post 227.1851852 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Whitbread

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Whitbread is the owner of Premier Inn, the UK’s biggest
hotel brand, with 86,000 rooms in over 850 hotels
and a growing presence in Germany with 10,500 rooms in
59 hotels, offering quality accommodation at affordable
prices in great locations.

People are at the heart of our business. We employ over
38,000 team members in over 900 Premier Inn hotels
across the UK and Germany.