Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Given New $95.00 Price Target at Barclays

Key Points

• Barclays has lowered its price target for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $95.00 while maintaining an "overweight" rating, suggesting a potential upside of 27.06% from the current stock price.
• Despite the price reduction, multiple analysts have given mixed ratings, with Robert W. Baird increasing their target price to $99.00 and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a price target of $104.46.
• Wyndham Hotels recently reported earnings of $1.46 per share, exceeding analyst expectations, although revenue of $382 million fell short of estimates by $24.3 million.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) had its price objective reduced by equities researchers at Barclays from $99.00 to $95.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an "overweight" rating on the stock. Barclays's price target indicates a potential upside of 27.06% from the stock's current price.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $103.50 to $95.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday. Truist Financial set a $98.00 target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $91.00 target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $104.46.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of WH traded down $1.23 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $74.77. The stock had a trading volume of 3,035,677 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,024,803. The company's fifty day moving average is $83.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.44, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 52 week low of $73.89 and a 52 week high of $113.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.92.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 23.54% and a return on equity of 60.70%. The business had revenue of $382.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $406.29 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.480-4.62 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WH. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 73.5% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 314 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Elequin Capital LP acquired a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 5,950.0% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 363 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 357 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 88.6% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 528 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

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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