California State Teachers Retirement System Sells 2,518 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts $WH

Key Points

• California State Teachers Retirement System reduced its Wyndham Hotels & Resorts position by 2.8%, selling 2,518 shares and retaining 86,593 shares worth approximately $7.3 million. Institutional investors collectively own 93.46% of the company.
• Wyndham reported quarterly EPS of $1.48, beating estimates of $1.41, although revenue fell 5.5% year over year to $375 million. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $4.71–$4.83.
• Shares recently traded at $67.72, near their 52-week low, while analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of $95.64. Wyndham also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, yielding about 2.5% annually.

California State Teachers Retirement System decreased its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 86,593 shares of the company's stock after selling 2,518 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System owned about 0.12% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $7,291,997 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 4.8% during the fourth 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. purchased a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the second quarter valued at approximately $623,573,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 583,967 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter valued at about $219,462,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,512,818 shares of the company's stock worth $114,331,000 after acquiring an additional 17,981 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

In other news, CEO Geoffrey Ballotti sold 19,414 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.71, for a total transaction of $1,411,591.94. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 549,323 shares of the company's stock, valued at $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 available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 2.33% of the company's stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of WH stock traded down $1.48 on Tuesday, hitting $67.72. 573,516 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,321,802. The company has a market capitalization of $5.03 billion, a PE ratio of 24.91, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 1-year low of $67.57 and a 1-year high of $90.35. The company's fifty day moving average is $74.59 and its 200 day moving average is $79.19.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.07. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 74.22% and a net margin of 14.67%.The firm had revenue of $375.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $400.75 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.33 EPS. The company'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. On average, equities research analysts predict 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio is currently 63.24%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WH has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $96.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays decreased 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 report 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 report on Tuesday, August 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $80.00 target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $95.64.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

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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