WINTON GROUP Ltd Raises Stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) by 53.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,769 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,095 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $1,186,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 434.8% in the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 508.7% in the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 46.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 72.7% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 399 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of 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. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $80.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Truist Financial cut their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $122.00 to $119.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $114.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $113.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $116.08.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 2.8 %

NYSE:WH opened at $89.62 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.69, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a one year low of $67.67 and a one year high of $113.07. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $101.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $95.34.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 54.86% and a net margin of 20.51%. As a group, analysts forecast that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. This is an increase from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.83%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 45.18%.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

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