Analysts at Jefferies downgraded InterContinental Resorts Group PLC (NYSE:IHG) to Maintain from a earlier funding ranking of Purchase. Nonetheless, they raised the value goal on the inventory to £84 from £64.
“IHG is a long-term compounder with a development algorithm that rivals Marriott’s. Consensus seems well-set for 2024/25, valuation is full and weak core US development transfer us to the sidelines. Key catalysts ought to arrive in H2 with the bank card alternative, an inflection in NUG and better visibility across the US market. At a 6% PE low cost to Marriott, we transfer to Maintain. PT £84,” Jefferies analysts wrote in a March 13 analysis notice.
Jefferies additionally highlighted that they count on IHG to see additional worth creation coming from rising the bank card enterprise.
“Progress ought to come from: 1) growing card spend, 2) growing penetration globally, 3) renegotiating the contract with Chase on the finish of 2025, 4) a shift in accounting from the system fund to the revenue assertion. The primary two catalysts ought to be gradual and over time. We count on communication across the third and fourth catalysts in direction of the tip of 2024 or early 2025,” they mentioned.
IHG is +60.9% within the final 12 months.
