Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from 13 analysts, with two hold ratings and eleven buy ratings.
• The average 12-month target price for the stock is $105.65, according to analysts' reports.
• The company reported a quarterly EPS of $1.46, exceeding expectations, although revenue decreased 3.5% year-over-year.

Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $105.6458.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $91.00 target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $101.00 to $99.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 3rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,283 shares of the company's stock valued at $673,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 49.2% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 376 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Claret Asset Management Corp lifted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Claret Asset Management Corp now owns 2,842 shares of the company's stock valued at $231,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Xponance Inc. lifted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 9,467 shares of the company's stock valued at $857,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Financial Services lifted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Keystone Financial Services now owns 2,679 shares of the company's stock valued at $218,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 1.0%

WH opened at $80.32 on Thursday. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a fifty-two week low of $75.29 and a fifty-two week high of $113.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.44, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. The company has a market capitalization of $6.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.92. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $83.44 and a 200-day moving average of $84.10.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.03. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 60.79% and a net margin of 23.10%.The company had revenue of $382.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $406.29 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.39 earnings per share. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's revenue was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.480-4.62 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 EPS for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is 38.32%.

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.

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