Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $95.6364.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $97.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Barclays lowered their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 20th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $96.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $104.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 10th.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of WH stock opened at $68.05 on Friday. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 12 month low of $67.40 and a 12 month high of $90.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.62. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $73.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.80.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.07. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 74.22% and a net margin of 14.67%.The company had revenue of $375.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $400.75 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.33 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.710-4.830 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is presently 63.24%.

Insider Transactions at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

In other news, CEO Geoffrey Ballotti sold 19,414 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.71, for a total transaction of $1,411,591.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 549,323 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,941,275.33. The trade was a 3.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 2.33% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WH. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter worth about $623,573,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the fourth quarter worth approximately $219,462,000. Findlay Park Partners LLP bought a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $100,648,000. Brooklands Fund Management Ltd bought a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter worth approximately $56,027,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 14,440.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 756,824 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,186,000 after buying an additional 751,619 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a global hotel franchising company that provides branding, marketing, reservation, loyalty and other support services to independently owned and operated hotels. Its portfolio is focused primarily on the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry.

The company’s brand portfolio includes well-known names such as Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, La Quinta, Travelodge, Baymont, Microtel, Wingate, AmericInn, Econo Lodge, Howard Johnson, Dolce and Registry Collection Hotels.