Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Hits New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $67.40 and last traded at $68.3880, with a volume of 2276925 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $68.06.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WH has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $104.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $97.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $96.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $90.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.64.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.62. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $73.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $78.79.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.07. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 74.22% and a net margin of 14.67%.The company had revenue of $375.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $400.75 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.33 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.710-4.830 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is presently 63.24%.

Insider Transactions at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

In related news, CEO Geoffrey Ballotti sold 19,414 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.71, for a total transaction of $1,411,591.94. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 549,323 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,941,275.33. This represents a 3.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 2.33% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Commerce Bank acquired a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,115,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the fourth quarter valued at $219,462,000. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC lifted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 177.2% during the 1st quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 18,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,537,000 after acquiring an additional 12,098 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter valued at about $21,109,000. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc increased its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 274,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,747,000 after purchasing an additional 28,192 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a global hotel franchising company that provides branding, marketing, reservation, loyalty and other support services to independently owned and operated hotels. Its portfolio is focused primarily on the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry.

The company’s brand portfolio includes well-known names such as Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, La Quinta, Travelodge, Baymont, Microtel, Wingate, AmericInn, Econo Lodge, Howard Johnson, Dolce and Registry Collection Hotels.