Kennedy Capital Management LLC Sells 9,807 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

Kennedy Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 12.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 70,588 shares of the company's stock after selling 9,807 shares during the period. Kennedy Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.09% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $7,115,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WH. Trust Co. of Vermont raised 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 buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 46.0% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 343 shares of the company's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 86.4% during the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 410 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WH has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $113.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $114.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $114.67.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of NYSE WH traded down $1.88 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $81.65. The company had a trading volume of 868,654 shares, compared to its average volume of 945,965. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72. The firm's 50 day moving average is $96.18 and its 200-day moving average is $95.92. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 1-year low of $67.67 and a 1-year high of $113.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.11.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%. On average, analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 17th. This is an increase from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.01%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 45.18%.

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.