Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $89.43.

A number of analysts have weighed in on WH shares. Susquehanna started coverage on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Friday, June 21st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $80.00 price objective for the company. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $105.00 to $104.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $86.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Finally, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Saturday, June 22nd. They set a “hold” rating for the company.

Insider Buying and Selling at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

In other news, CFO Michele Allen sold 1,264 shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.46, for a total transaction of $87,797.44. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 24,997 shares in the company, valued at $1,736,291.62. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other news, CFO Michele Allen sold 1,264 shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.46, for a total transaction of $87,797.44. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 24,997 shares in the company, valued at $1,736,291.62. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Nicola Rossi sold 7,297 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.70, for a total transaction of $559,679.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,107 shares in the company, valued at approximately $315,006.90. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 18,254 shares of company stock valued at $1,314,144 over the last 90 days. 2.79% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WH. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 62.6% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 80.9% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 463 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1,245.1% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 686 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 635 shares during the period. TFO Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 41,100.0% in the fourth quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 824 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 822 shares during the period. Finally, Family Firm Inc. purchased a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the second quarter worth about $67,000. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 2.8 %

NYSE:WH opened at $73.06 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $73.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $74.59. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 12 month low of $65.63 and a 12 month high of $81.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.83. The stock has a market cap of $5.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.34.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $367.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $370.58 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 18.28% and a return on equity of 47.05%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.93 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.27 EPS for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 14th were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 14th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is currently 53.90%.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc operates as a hotel franchisor in the United States and internationally. It operates through Hotel Franchising and Hotel Management segments. The Hotel Franchising segment licenses its lodging brands and provides related services to third-party hotel owners and others.