Atom Investors LP Purchases 38,539 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts $WH

Atom Investors LP grew its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) by 153.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 63,595 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 38,539 shares during the period. Atom Investors LP’s holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $4,805,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 73.5% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 49.2% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 181.3% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 42.6% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on WH. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $97.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $87.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $96.27.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of WH stock opened at $85.29 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.25, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.88, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $82.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.41. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 52 week low of $69.21 and a 52 week high of $92.68.

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

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is presently 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.