Paul Cash Sells 19,800 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Stock

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) General Counsel Paul Cash sold 19,800 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.09, for a total value of $1,506,582.00. Following the sale, the general counsel owned 27,912 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,123,824.08. The trade was a 41.50% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WH opened at $74.64 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.37. The business’s 50 day moving average is $78.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.26. The company has a market cap of $5.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.72. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 12 month low of $69.21 and a 12 month high of $93.58.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $334.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $337.63 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 64.18% and a net margin of 13.51%.Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.04 earnings per share. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.620-4.800 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 EPS for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. This is a boost from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 20th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is currently 66.40%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $97.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $95.50 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Friday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $95.00 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.15.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 18,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,375,000 after acquiring an additional 1,655 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 33,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,516,000 after acquiring an additional 4,961 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 86.5% in the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,000 after purchasing an additional 588 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 12.7% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,188,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $392,024,000 after purchasing an additional 583,967 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,558,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,737,000 after purchasing an additional 17,207 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

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.