GRS Advisors LLC Sells 231,707 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

GRS Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 38.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 370,643 shares of the company's stock after selling 231,707 shares during the period. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts makes up approximately 3.7% of GRS Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. GRS Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.48% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $37,357,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WH. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 period. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 10,941 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,103,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Equitable Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 9,295 shares of the company's stock valued at $937,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 72.7% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 399 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 7,846 shares of the company's stock worth $791,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 1.3%

WH traded up $1.16 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $87.96. 75,221 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 846,523. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.35, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.08. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a one year low of $67.67 and a one year high of $113.07. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $86.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $96.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00.

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

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.86%. This is a boost from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 17th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is presently 38.86%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $80.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $99.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $102.00 to $94.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $108.48.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Company 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.