Insider Selling: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) General Counsel Sells 19,800 Shares of Stock

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) General Counsel Paul Cash sold 19,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.09, for a total transaction of $1,506,582.00. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 27,912 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,123,824.08. This represents a 41.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of WH traded down $2.30 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $73.94. 1,797,586 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,452,561. The stock has a market cap of $5.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.72. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 1-year low of $69.21 and a 1-year high of $93.89. The company has a 50 day moving average of $78.55 and a 200-day moving average of $78.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.37, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 64.18% and a net margin of 13.51%.The company had revenue of $334.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $337.63 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.04 EPS. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s revenue was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.620-4.800 EPS. Analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 18,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,375,000 after purchasing an additional 1,655 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 17.7% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 33,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,516,000 after buying an additional 4,961 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 86.5% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,000 after buying an additional 588 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,188,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,024,000 after buying an additional 583,967 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,558,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,737,000 after acquiring an additional 17,207 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $95.50 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $87.00 target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, February 20th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.15.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc (NYSE: WH) is a leading global hospitality company specializing in hotel franchising and management. Established in 2018 through the spin-off of Wyndham Hotel Group from Wyndham Worldwide, the company focuses on the development, marketing and distribution of hotel brands designed to meet the needs of business and leisure travelers. Its core business model centers on franchising agreements, enabling third-party hotel owners to operate under the Wyndham portfolio while accessing the company’s centralized services and support.

The company’s brand portfolio spans economy, midscale and upper-midscale segments, featuring well-known names such as Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, Microtel Inn & Suites, and La Quinta by Wyndham.