Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $112.65 Million Stock Holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts $WH

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors LP has reduced its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 4.9%, now holding approximately 1.62% of the company's shares valued at $112.65 million.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, with target price estimates ranging from $99.00 to $106.98.
• Wyndham Hotels & Resorts recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share, representing a yield of 1.8% and a dividend payout ratio of 38.32%.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP trimmed its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 4.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,244,700 shares of the company's stock after selling 64,477 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 1.62% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $112,650,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of WH. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 1st quarter valued at about $70,353,000. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter worth about $54,738,000. Interval Partners LP acquired a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter worth about $31,991,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter worth about $29,846,000. Finally, Fiera Capital Corp acquired a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 1st quarter worth about $22,073,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Monday, June 23rd. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $101.00 target price on the stock. Finally, 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 report on Thursday, May 1st. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $106.98.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WH traded down $1.15 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $87.56. 585,337 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 830,380. The firm has a market cap of $6.69 billion, a PE ratio of 20.46, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.99. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $86.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.52. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 12 month low of $75.91 and a 12 month high of $113.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.44, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.17. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 60.79% and a net margin of 23.10%.The company had revenue of $397.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $384.69 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.13 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.600-4.780 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.32%.

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.