Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Sunday morning.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on WH. Morgan Stanley set a $91.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial set a $98.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, October 24th. Mizuho initiated coverage on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $71.00 target price for the company. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.63.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of WH opened at $72.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.43, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.16. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a one year low of $69.21 and a one year high of $113.07. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $74.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $81.35. The company has a market capitalization of $5.47 billion, a PE ratio of 16.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.77.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $382.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $406.29 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 61.12% and a net margin of 23.54%.The firm’s revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.480-4.62 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is presently 37.70%.

Insider Transactions at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, General Counsel Paul F. Cash sold 36,379 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.66, for a total transaction of $2,606,919.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 39,123 shares in the company, valued at $2,803,554.18. This trade represents a 48.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 2.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Capricorn Fund Managers Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,130,000. Element Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the first quarter valued at about $2,683,000. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the first quarter worth about $378,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the first quarter worth about $70,353,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.0% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 740,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,997,000 after buying an additional 7,507 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

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.