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 decreased its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 4.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,244,700 shares of the company's stock after selling 64,477 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 1.62% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $112,650,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 2,301,289 shares of the company's stock valued at $231,947,000 after acquiring an additional 37,832 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings 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 last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.7% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,356,605 shares of the company's stock worth $122,786,000 after buying an additional 22,990 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 21.3% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,012,915 shares of the company's stock worth $102,092,000 after buying an additional 178,047 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 3.1% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 878,295 shares of the company's stock worth $79,494,000 after buying an additional 26,321 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on WH shares. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $105.00 target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Monday, June 23rd. They set an "overweight" rating and a $101.00 target price on the stock. Truist Financial raised their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $106.98.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:WH traded up $0.93 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $88.57. 286,355 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,021,813. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 52 week low of $75.91 and a 52 week high of $113.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.44. The company has a market cap of $6.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $85.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $88.66.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $397.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $384.69 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.13 EPS. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.600-4.780 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

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

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.