Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) Position Lessened by Caxton Associates LP

Caxton Associates LP reduced its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 55.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 13,359 shares of the company's stock after selling 16,621 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LP's holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $1,346,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Boston Partners raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,853,527 shares of the company's stock worth $388,462,000 after purchasing an additional 192,221 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,810,301 shares of the company's stock valued at $182,460,000 after buying an additional 63,006 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,419,168 shares of the company's stock worth $143,038,000 after buying an additional 81,730 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 24,953.8% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,333,615 shares of the company's stock valued at $134,414,000 after acquiring an additional 1,328,292 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,309,177 shares of the company's stock valued at $131,952,000 after acquiring an additional 29,220 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WH traded up $0.22 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $84.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 700,136 shares, compared to its average volume of 847,325. The firm has a market cap of $6.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.08. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 1-year low of $67.67 and a 1-year high of $113.07. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $87.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $96.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 54.86% and a net margin of 20.51%. The company had revenue of $316.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $320.10 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.78 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.94%. This is a boost from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.86%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on WH. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $99.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $121.00 to $102.75 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Barclays lowered their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $121.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Redburn Atlantic raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $108.48.

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.