By Benjamin Chiou
Date: Tuesday 22 Sep 2026
(Sharecast News) - Activist investor Corvex Management has called on Whitbread to hold a general meeting to vote on appointing Corvex partner James Gemmel to the Premier Inn owner's board, escalating pressure on the company over its strategy and capital allocation.
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Tuesday 18 Aug 2026
(Sharecast News) - Bernstein upgraded Whitbread on Tuesday to 'market perform' from 'underperform' and lifted the price target to 2,400p from 2,100p as it said the company's new five-year plan was "realistic" and it's time to adopt a "more constructive stance".
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Thursday 18 Jun 2026
(Sharecast News) - Premier Inn owner Whitbread backed its full-year outlook on Thursday as it said forward bookings in the UK remain ahead of last year, supported by peak leisure bookings.
| Berenberg cuts Whitbread target price, flags amb... | 01-Jun-2026 |
| Activist hedge fund Corvex urges Whitbread to pu... | 18-May-2026 |
| Deutsche Bank lowers target price on Whitbread f... | 06-May-2026 |
| Whitbread to cut 3,800 jobs as part of new five-... | 30-Apr-2026 |
| Whitbread planning £1.5bn hotel selloff - report | 27-Apr-2026 |
| Director dealings: Whitbread chairwoman makes sh... | 17-Feb-2026 |
| Berenberg downgrades Whitbread, upgrades IHG | 20-Jan-2026 |
| Whitbread reiterates outlook on strong accommoda... | 13-Jan-2026 |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 02-Jan-2026 |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 31-Dec-2025 |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 30-Dec-2025 |
| Holding(s) in Company | 29-Dec-2025 |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 29-Dec-2025 |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 23-Dec-2025 |
| Holding(s) in Company | 22-Dec-2025 |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 22-Dec-2025 |
| Activist investor Corvex calls for strategic rev... | 18-Dec-2025 |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Price | 2,508.00p |
| Change Today | -43.00p |
| 52 Week High | 3,256.00p |
| 52 Week Low | 2,234.00p |
| Volume | 100,748 |
| Shares Issued | 167.74m |
| Market Cap | £4,206.96m |
| Strong Buy | 4 |
| Buy | 3 |
| Neutral | 9 |
| Sell | 2 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 18 |
