Barclays PLC Acquires 41,693 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 42.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 139,499 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 41,693 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.18% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $14,060,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 434.8% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 246 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 508.7% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 280 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 46.0% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 343 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 72.7% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 399 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. Finally, FIL Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 226.6% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 454 shares of the company's stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 315 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on WH shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $114.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $122.00 to $119.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $113.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $111.33.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of WH stock traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $85.04. The company had a trading volume of 129,130 shares, compared to its average volume of 931,827. The company has a market capitalization of $6.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.11. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $92.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $95.97. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 52-week low of $67.67 and a 52-week high of $113.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 54.86% and a net margin of 20.51%. Equities research analysts forecast that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th were issued a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.93%. This is a boost from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio is 45.18%.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc engages in the franchise and operation of hotels under the Wyndham brand. It operates through the Hotel Franchising and Hotel Management segments. The Hotel Franchising segment focuses on licensing the company's lodging brands and providing related services to third-party hotel owners and others.