Geoffrey Ballotti Sells 19,414 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Stock

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) CEO Geoffrey Ballotti sold 19,414 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.71, for a total transaction of $1,411,591.94. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 549,323 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,941,275.33. The trade was a 3.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock traded up $2.48 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $75.84. The company had a trading volume of 1,146,645 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,348,621. The company has a market cap of $5.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.63. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a fifty-two week low of $69.21 and a fifty-two week high of $90.35. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.92. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.07. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 14.67% and a return on equity of 74.22%. The company had revenue of $375.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $400.75 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.33 earnings per share. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s revenue was down 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.710-4.830 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.82 earnings per share for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is presently 63.24%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 73.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 49.2% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp bought a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter worth about $52,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on WH. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Wall Street Zen raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 25th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $97.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.91.

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.