Barclays PLC Purchases 41,693 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 42.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 139,499 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 41,693 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned 0.18% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $14,060,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 46.0% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 343 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 10,941 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,103,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Equitable Trust Co. grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 9,295 shares of the company's stock worth $937,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 72.7% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 399 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 7,846 shares of the company's stock valued at $791,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on WH shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $113.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $121.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $102.00 to $94.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $80.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $111.33.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WH traded up $1.82 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $85.02. The stock had a trading volume of 742,588 shares, compared to its average volume of 833,916. The company has a market capitalization of $6.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.11. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 12-month low of $67.67 and a 12-month high of $113.07. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $92.94 and a 200-day moving average of $95.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 54.86% and a net margin of 20.51%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.93%. This is a boost from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 17th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 45.18%.

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.