Insider Selling: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) CEO Sells $1,495,907.64 in Stock

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) CEO Geoffrey Ballotti sold 18,516 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.79, for a total transaction of $1,495,907.64. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 548,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $44,297,803.32. The trade was a 3.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of WH stock opened at $84.27 on Friday. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 12-month low of $69.21 and a 12-month high of $92.68. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.88. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $82.66 and its 200 day moving average is $79.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.62.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $327.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $321.97 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 13.40% and a return on equity of 69.44%. The firm’s revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.86 EPS. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.620-4.800 EPS. Research analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is presently 69.08%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WH. Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 8,205,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $620,032,000 after acquiring an additional 375,892 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 12.7% during 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. Norges Bank bought a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter worth $219,462,000. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 49.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,872,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,044,000 after buying an additional 944,562 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 14,200.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,562,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $193,648,000 after buying an additional 2,544,921 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on WH. Truist Financial increased their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.27.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

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.