Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts give Wyndham Hotels & Resorts a “Moderate Buy” consensus: eight of 13 brokerages rate it a buy, while five recommend holding. The average 12-month price target is $95.64 versus a recent price of $69.31.
• The company beat quarterly earnings expectations, reporting $1.48 in EPS versus the $1.41 consensus, though revenue fell 5.5% year over year to $375 million. Shares are near their 52-week low and below both their 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
• Wyndham declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, or $1.72 annualized, representing a 2.5% yield. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company, while CEO Geoffrey Ballotti recently sold shares under a pre-arranged trading plan.

Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the thirteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $95.6364.

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on WH shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $97.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $104.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $93.00 to $91.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $80.00 target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

NYSE:WH opened at $69.31 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. The company has a 50-day moving average of $74.84 and a 200-day moving average of $79.33. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 52 week low of $68.44 and a 52 week high of $90.35. The company has a market capitalization of $5.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.48, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.62.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $375.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $400.75 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.33 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.710-4.830 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is presently 63.24%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, CEO Geoffrey Ballotti sold 19,414 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 549,323 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,941,275.33. This represents a 3.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 2.33% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WH. Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 8,205,818 shares of the company's stock valued at $620,032,000 after acquiring an additional 375,892 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter valued at about $623,573,000. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 8,083.0% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 7,291,997 shares of the company's stock worth $614,059,000 after purchasing an additional 7,202,886 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 12.7% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,188,239 shares of the company's stock worth $392,024,000 after buying an additional 583,967 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the fourth quarter worth $219,462,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a global hotel franchising company that provides branding, marketing, reservation, loyalty and other support services to independently owned and operated hotels. Its portfolio is focused primarily on the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry.

The company's brand portfolio includes well-known names such as Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, La Quinta, Travelodge, Baymont, Microtel, Wingate, AmericInn, Econo Lodge, Howard Johnson, Dolce and Registry Collection Hotels.

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