Uncommon Cents Investing LLC Cuts Stock Position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

Uncommon Cents Investing LLC trimmed its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock after selling 150 shares during the period. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC’s holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $470,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 434.8% during the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 86.4% in the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 410 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 76.9% during the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 72.7% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WH has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $103.00 to $114.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $108.10.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, Director Stephen P. Holmes sold 80,000 shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.01, for a total transaction of $7,280,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 366,371 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,343,424.71. This trade represents a 17.92 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Michele Allen sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.99, for a total value of $1,349,850.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 10,056 shares in the company, valued at approximately $904,939.44. This trade represents a 59.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 97,850 shares of company stock valued at $8,881,849. 2.79% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of WH opened at $103.32 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $99.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $86.23. The company has a market cap of $8.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.19. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a twelve month low of $67.67 and a twelve month high of $105.16.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.01. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 51.79% and a net margin of 18.29%. The business had revenue of $396.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $408.32 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.31 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.25%.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Profile

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc engages in the franchise and operation of hotels under the Wyndham brand. It operates through the following segments: Hotel Franchising, Hotel Management, and Corporate and Other. The Hotel Franchising segment focuses on licensing the company’s lodging brands and providing related services to third-party hotel owners and others.