Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) Shares Purchased by Gotham Asset Management LLC

Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 2.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 149,422 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,041 shares during the period. Gotham Asset Management LLC owned 0.19% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $15,060,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of WH. Trust Co. of Vermont raised its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 434.8% during the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 246 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 508.7% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 280 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 46.0% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 343 shares of the company's stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 72.7% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 399 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WH has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $102.00 to $94.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $121.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $121.00 to $102.75 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Redburn Atlantic raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $108.48.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WH traded up $0.97 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $87.77. 919,992 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 848,400. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $67.67 and a fifty-two week high of $113.07. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $86.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $96.31. The firm has a market cap of $6.76 billion, a PE ratio of 24.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.08.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 20.51% and a return on equity of 54.86%. The firm had revenue of $316.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $320.10 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.78 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.87%. This is a positive change from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is 38.86%.

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.