Brokerages Set Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Price Target at $95.15

Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $93.50.

WH has been the topic of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $97.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $87.00 price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Monday, December 29th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, CEO Geoffrey A. Ballotti sold 55,124 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.27, for a total transaction of $4,369,679.48. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 490,028 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,844,519.56. This represents a 10.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Scott R. Strickland sold 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.36, for a total transaction of $522,340.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 43,639 shares in the company, valued at $3,506,830.04. This represents a 12.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 81,424 shares of company stock worth $6,398,601 in the last quarter. 2.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 73.5% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 49.2% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 376 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the third quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 181.3% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 319 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of WH stock opened at $77.42 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $78.15 and a 200-day moving average of $77.54. The stock has a market cap of $5.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 0.72. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 52-week low of $69.21 and a 52-week high of $93.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.37, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86.

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

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 20th. This is a positive change from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is currently 69.64%.

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.