LRT Capital Management LLC Has $4.58 Million Stock Holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

LRT Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 83.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 45,414 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 20,602 shares during the quarter. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts accounts for 3.6% of LRT Capital Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. LRT Capital Management LLC owned about 0.06% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $4,577,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 24,953.8% during the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,333,615 shares of the company's stock worth $134,414,000 after acquiring an additional 1,328,292 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the fourth quarter worth about $104,774,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 404.8% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,213,027 shares of the company's stock worth $122,261,000 after purchasing an additional 972,708 shares during the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter valued at $54,738,000. Finally, Interval Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,991,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on WH shares. Redburn Atlantic raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $99.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $121.00 to $102.75 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $108.48.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock traded down $1.61 on Thursday, hitting $85.83. 1,014,400 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 848,633. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a one year low of $67.67 and a one year high of $113.07. The company has a fifty day moving average of $86.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.25. The company has a market capitalization of $6.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.08.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $316.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.78 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.91%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.86%.

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.