Scott Strickland Sells 6,500 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Stock

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) insider Scott Strickland sold 6,500 shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.36, for a total value of $522,340.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 43,639 shares in the company, valued at $3,506,830.04. The trade was a 12.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 3.0%

NYSE WH opened at $73.94 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.56 billion, a PE ratio of 29.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.72. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $78.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.37. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 12 month low of $69.21 and a 12 month high of $93.89.

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

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The company 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 dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 20th. This is a positive change from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 66.40%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WH has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $95.50 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Zacks Research raised shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $95.00 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $98.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.15.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 18,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,375,000 after purchasing an additional 1,655 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 33,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,516,000 after purchasing an additional 4,961 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $96,000 after purchasing an additional 588 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $392,024,000 after purchasing an additional 583,967 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,558,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,737,000 after buying an additional 17,207 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.