Jefferies Financial Group Boosts Whitbread (LON:WTB) Price Target to GBX 40

Whitbread (LON:WTB) had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group from GBX 39 ($0.51) to GBX 40 ($0.52) in a report released on Tuesday, MarketBeat.com reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Shore Capital reaffirmed a buy rating on shares of Whitbread in a research note on Tuesday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an overweight rating and set a GBX 4,200 ($54.57) price target on shares of Whitbread in a research report on Tuesday, June 25th. Finally, Berenberg Bank decreased their price objective on Whitbread from GBX 4,200 ($54.57) to GBX 4,000 ($51.98) and set a buy rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of Buy and a consensus price target of GBX 3,122.50 ($40.57).

Whitbread Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of WTB opened at GBX 2,804 ($36.43) on Tuesday. Whitbread has a 1 year low of GBX 2,723 ($35.38) and a 1 year high of GBX 3,714 ($48.26). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 144.72, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.74. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,890.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 3,090.33. The firm has a market cap of £5.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,752.50, a P/E/G ratio of -3.09 and a beta of 1.11.

Whitbread Company Profile

Whitbread plc operates hotels and restaurants in the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates hotels with rooms in the United Kingdom; Middle East; and Germany under the Premier Inn, ZIP by Premier Inn, and hub by Premier Inn brands. The company operates restaurants under the Brewers Fayre, Beefeater, Cookhouse & Pub, Bar+Block Steakhouse, Thyme, and Table Table brands in the United Kingdom.