50,670 Shares in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) Acquired by EAM Investors LLC

EAM Investors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 50,670 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,107,000. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts accounts for approximately 0.7% of EAM Investors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest position. EAM Investors LLC owned 0.07% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 91.9% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 30,665 shares of the company's stock worth $2,396,000 after acquiring an additional 14,688 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 3.4% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 27,384 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,140,000 after purchasing an additional 902 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp boosted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 4.2% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,415 shares of the company's stock worth $267,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $214,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 17.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 3,414 shares of the company's stock valued at $267,000 after acquiring an additional 516 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WH has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Truist Financial dropped their target price 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. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $116.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $113.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $80.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $114.67.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 3.2 %

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock traded down $2.58 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $78.86. The stock had a trading volume of 139,402 shares, compared to its average volume of 829,382. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $94.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $96.11. The company has a market capitalization of $6.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.72, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.67 and a 12 month high of $113.07.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th were given a $0.41 dividend. This is a positive change from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio is presently 45.18%.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Profile

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.