Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seven brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $89.43.

Several research analysts recently weighed in on WH shares. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $86.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $91.50 to $89.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Truist Financial cut their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $105.00 to $104.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 26th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Saturday, June 22nd. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Finally, Susquehanna started coverage on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, June 21st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $80.00 price objective on the stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Michele Allen sold 1,264 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.46, for a total value of $87,797.44. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 24,997 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,736,291.62. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, CAO Nicola Rossi sold 7,297 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.70, for a total value of $559,679.90. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,107 shares in the company, valued at $315,006.90. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Michele Allen sold 1,264 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.46, for a total transaction of $87,797.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 24,997 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,736,291.62. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 18,254 shares of company stock valued at $1,314,144 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.79% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WH. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 62.6% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 80.9% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1,245.1% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 635 shares during the last quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 41,100.0% in the 4th quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 824 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 822 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Family Firm Inc. acquired a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter worth $67,000. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 2.8 %

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock opened at $73.06 on Tuesday. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a fifty-two week low of $65.63 and a fifty-two week high of $81.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.83, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 0.90. The company has a market cap of $5.77 billion, a PE ratio of 25.91, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.34. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.59.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.10. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 47.05% and a net margin of 18.28%. The company had revenue of $367.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $370.58 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s quarterly revenue was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.27 EPS for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 14th were issued a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 14th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.08%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 53.90%.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc operates as a hotel franchisor in the United States and internationally. It operates through Hotel Franchising and Hotel Management segments. The Hotel Franchising segment licenses its lodging brands and provides related services to third-party hotel owners and others.