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Whitbread absorbs 8 FY EPS cuts and 9 next-year cuts in 7 days, stock 30% below peak
- Whitbread (WTB.L), the Premier Inn hotel operator, recorded 8 FY EPS cuts and 2 upgrades in the past seven days, plus 9 next-year EPS cuts with zero upgrades — a notably negative revision skew among UK consumer stocks in this snapshot
- The stock closed at 2,302p on May 14, sitting 30.3% below its 52-week high of 3,302p and just 9.7% above its 52-week low of 2,098p
- Despite the cuts, the current analyst distribution shows 6 buy and 1 strong buy vs. 3 strong sell — a split that reflects ongoing debate about the UK hotel sector's earnings trajectory
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Conclusion
eps_revisions (WTB.L, snapshot 2026-05-17: 0y up=2, down=8; +1y up=0, down=9); daily_prices (WTB.L: May 14 close 2,302p, vol 1,221,269); recommendations (0m: 1 strong_buy, 6 buy, 8 hold, 0 sell, 3 strong_sell). 52w range: 2,098p–3,302p.