Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Receives $94.63 Average Target Price from Analysts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $91.9583.

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on WH shares. Zacks Research downgraded Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Barclays dropped their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 24th. Mizuho assumed coverage on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $71.00 price target for the company. Truist Financial set a $98.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $91.00 target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

WH opened at $78.10 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.43. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 12-month low of $69.21 and a 12-month high of $113.07. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $74.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $81.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.90 billion, a PE ratio of 17.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.77.

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

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be issued 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 2.1%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is presently 37.70%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Scott R. Strickland sold 28,134 shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.11, for a total value of $2,000,608.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 40,363 shares in the company, valued at $2,870,212.93. The trade was a 41.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Paul F. Cash sold 36,379 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.66, for a total value of $2,606,919.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 39,123 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,803,554.18. The trade was a 48.18% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 65,482 shares of company stock valued at $4,677,538 in the last ninety days. 2.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Boston Partners increased its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 9.1% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,130,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,449,000 after acquiring an additional 261,530 shares in the last quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. grew its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 4.1% in the second quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 2,465,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,261,000 after purchasing an additional 96,507 shares during the period. Champlain Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 352.8% during the third quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,212,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $176,796,000 after purchasing an additional 1,724,091 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 77.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,755,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,262,000 after purchasing an additional 764,312 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,657,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,427,000 after buying an additional 140,978 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.