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Dan Wasiolek
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Renovated Comfort brands and Ascend and Cambria concepts support Choice's brand advantage.

We plan to increase our $60 fair value estimate for Choice Hotels slightly to account for higher cash flow generated in 2016 due to a lower tax rate, expectations of higher revenue per available room in 2017, and the time value of money. We think shares of the narrow-moat firm are fairly valued, and long-term investors seeking travel exposure should consider narrow-moat Expedia and TripAdvisor.
The fourth quarter supports our view that Choice’s renovated comfort brands, along with its Ascend and...
Underlying
Choice Hotels International Inc.

Choice Hotels International is a hotel franchisor. The company franchises lodging properties under the following proprietary brand names: Comfort Inn?, Comfort Suites?, Quality?, Clarion?, Clarion Pointe?, Sleep Inn?, Econo Lodge?, Rodeway Inn?, MainStay Suites?, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel?, WoodSpring Suites?, Cambria? Hotels, and Ascend Hotel Collection?. The company's primary segment is the hotel franchising business. The company's domestic franchising operations are conducted through direct franchising relationships while its international franchise operations are conducted through a combination of direct franchising and master franchising relationships.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Dan Wasiolek

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