Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $96.2727.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $105.00 price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, May 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $87.00 price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, February 20th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $97.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st.

Insider Activity at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

In other news, insider Scott R. Strickland sold 6,500 shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.36, for a total transaction of $522,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 43,639 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,506,830.04. The trade was a 12.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, General Counsel Paul F. Cash sold 19,800 shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.09, for a total transaction of $1,506,582.00. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 27,912 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,123,824.08. This represents a 41.50% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 2.33% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 38.9% during the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 52,449 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,260,000 after acquiring an additional 14,688 shares in the last quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 972.8% during the 1st quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 121,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,854,000 after acquiring an additional 110,005 shares in the last quarter. Castleark Management LLC bought a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 1st quarter worth about $6,108,000. Entropy Technologies LP grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 29.3% during the 1st quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 15,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,251,000 after acquiring an additional 3,487 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Orvieto Partners L.P. grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 250.0% during the 1st quarter. Orvieto Partners L.P. now owns 35,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,843,000 after acquiring an additional 25,000 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

WH stock opened at $79.74 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.88. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a twelve month low of $69.21 and a twelve month high of $92.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.64. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $81.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.22.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.11. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 13.40% and a return on equity of 69.44%. The business had revenue of $327.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $321.97 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.86 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.620-4.800 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is currently 69.08%.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

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.