Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Hits New 1-Year Low - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares hit a new 52-week low, trading as low as $67.40 and below both their 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
• Despite the decline, analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with eight Buy ratings, five Holds and an average price target of $95.64.
• The company exceeded quarterly EPS expectations but reported a 5.5% year-over-year revenue decline. It also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43, representing a 2.5% annualized yield.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The stock traded as low as $67.40 and last traded at $68.3880, with a volume of 2276925 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $68.06.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on WH shares. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $90.00 to $80.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 20th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $96.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $93.00 to $91.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $95.64.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $73.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.79. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53. The stock has a market cap of $5.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.04, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.62.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $375.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $400.75 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 74.22% and a net margin of 14.67%.The firm's revenue was down 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.33 earnings per share. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.710-4.830 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.81 EPS for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.24%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, CEO Geoffrey Ballotti sold 19,414 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.71, for a total transaction of $1,411,591.94. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 549,323 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,941,275.33. This represents a 3.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 2.33% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WH. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 4.4% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,043 shares of the company's stock valued at $247,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd raised its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 30.6% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 969 shares of the company's stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 14.2% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,858 shares of the company's stock worth $156,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,033 shares of the company's stock valued at $154,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares during the period. Finally, State of Michigan Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 18,153 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,475,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a global hotel franchising company that provides branding, marketing, reservation, loyalty and other support services to independently owned and operated hotels. Its portfolio is focused primarily on the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry.

The company's brand portfolio includes well-known names such as Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, La Quinta, Travelodge, Baymont, Microtel, Wingate, AmericInn, Econo Lodge, Howard Johnson, Dolce and Registry Collection Hotels.

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