Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight 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 $96.2727.

A number of analysts have recently commented on WH shares. Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $87.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Barclays boosted their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $98.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 26th.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Up 1.1%

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock opened at $77.52 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.80 billion, a PE ratio of 31.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.62. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 12 month low of $69.21 and a 12 month high of $92.68. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $82.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.88, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $327.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $321.97 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 69.44% and a net margin of 13.40%.The business’s revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.620-4.800 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is presently 69.08%.

Institutional Trading of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 194.4% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 100,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,204,000 after buying an additional 66,653 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1,918.8% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 79,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,448,000 after buying an additional 75,449 shares in the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 24.7% in the 1st quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 89,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,238,000 after buying an additional 17,667 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 38.9% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 52,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,260,000 after buying an additional 14,688 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SummitTX Capital L.P. grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 972.8% in the 1st quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 121,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,854,000 after buying an additional 110,005 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc (NYSE: WH) is a leading global hospitality company specializing in hotel franchising and management. Established in 2018 through the spin-off of Wyndham Hotel Group from Wyndham Worldwide, the company focuses on the development, marketing and distribution of hotel brands designed to meet the needs of business and leisure travelers. Its core business model centers on franchising agreements, enabling third-party hotel owners to operate under the Wyndham portfolio while accessing the company’s centralized services and support.

The company’s brand portfolio spans economy, midscale and upper-midscale segments, featuring well-known names such as Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, Microtel Inn & Suites, and La Quinta by Wyndham.