Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 25.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 97,706 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 20,039 shares during the period. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC owned 0.13% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $9,848,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WH. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 434.8% in the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 246 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 508.7% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 46.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 343 shares of the company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake 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 valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

WH stock traded down $0.62 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $83.49. 566,918 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 837,592. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $89.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $96.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.47 billion, a PE ratio of 23.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.08. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 52 week low of $67.67 and a 52 week high of $113.07.

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, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $316.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $320.10 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.78 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.79 EPS 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 given a dividend of $0.41 per share. This is an increase from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is presently 38.86%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on WH. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective 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. Redburn Atlantic raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of 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. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $121.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $122.00 to $119.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $108.48.

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.