Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the twelve research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $108.48.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on WH. 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 report on Thursday, May 1st. Jefferies Financial Group decreased 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. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $122.00 to $119.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $99.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Up 3.2%

WH traded up $2.70 on Monday, reaching $87.17. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,431,549 shares, compared to its average volume of 853,960. The stock has a market cap of $6.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.08. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 1 year low of $67.67 and a 1 year high of $113.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The business's 50 day moving average is $85.65 and its 200 day moving average is $96.00.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 54.86% and a net margin of 20.51%. The company had revenue of $316.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $320.10 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.78 EPS. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.88%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.86%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, CEO Geoffrey A. Ballotti sold 26,650 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.56, for a total value of $2,306,824.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 461,376 shares of the company's stock, valued at $39,936,706.56. The trade was a 5.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.46% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 49.2% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 376 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.6% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 60,529 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,479,000 after purchasing an additional 971 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 7.9% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 248,495 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,491,000 after purchasing an additional 18,191 shares in the last quarter. Ascent Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,419,000. Finally, United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 1st quarter worth approximately $454,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.

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.