Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) Stock Holdings Increased by Xponance Inc.

Xponance Inc. lifted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) by 3.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 9,341 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the quarter. Xponance Inc.’s holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $941,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 434.8% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 246 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 86.4% in the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 46.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 76.9% during the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 203 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 0.4 %

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock opened at $90.76 on Monday. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 52 week low of $67.67 and a 52 week high of $113.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $102.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.09.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 54.86% and a net margin of 20.51%. Research analysts forecast that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.79 EPS for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a $0.41 dividend. This is an increase from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.81%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is currently 45.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WH has been the subject of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $122.00 to $119.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $116.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $80.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $116.18.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc engages in the franchise and operation of hotels under the Wyndham brand. It operates through the Hotel Franchising and Hotel Management segments. The Hotel Franchising segment focuses on licensing the company’s lodging brands and providing related services to third-party hotel owners and others.