Whitbread PLC (LON:WTB) Stock Outlook – December 2025: Budget Shock, Buybacks and a Deeply Discounted Premier Inn Giant
London – 1 December 2025 – Whitbread PLC, owner of Premier Inn and one of the UK’s most important hotel operators, has just endured one of its sharpest share price falls in years after the UK government’s 2025 Budget rewired business rates for large commercial properties. At the same time, the group is stepping up buybacks, reporting resilient trading and still enjoys broadly bullish analyst forecasts. This article pulls together the latest news, forecasts and analysis as of 1 December 2025 to help investors understand what has really changed for Whitbread’s stock. Whitbread share price now: where the market has