Morgan Stanley Issues Positive Forecast for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Stock Price

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) had its target price raised by equities research analysts at Morgan Stanley from $89.00 to $93.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 20.81% from the company’s previous close.

WH has been the subject of a number of other reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, May 1st. Truist Financial upped their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $98.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $98.09.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

WH traded down $1.99 on Friday, reaching $76.98. The company had a trading volume of 327,576 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,334,587. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 52-week low of $69.21 and a 52-week high of $92.68. The company has a market cap of $5.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.88, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.46.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last released its quarterly 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 analysts’ expectations of $321.97 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 13.40% and a return on equity of 69.44%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.86 EPS. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.620-4.800 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.83 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Geoffrey A. Ballotti sold 18,516 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.79, for a total transaction of $1,495,907.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 548,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,297,803.32. This represents a 3.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 2.33% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 20,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,760,000 after acquiring an additional 1,500 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 14.2% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,858 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 2nd quarter valued at about $80,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 194.4% during the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 100,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,204,000 after purchasing an additional 66,653 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi lifted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1,918.8% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 79,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,448,000 after buying an additional 75,449 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.