Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. operates as a hotel franchisor in the United States and internationally. It operates through Hotel Franchising and Hotel Management segments. The Hotel Franchising segment licenses its lodging brands and provides related services to third-party hotel owners and others. The Hotel Management segment provides full-service international managed business services. It is also involved in the guest loyalty program business. The company's hotel brand portfolios include Super 8, Days Inn, Travelodge, Microtel, Howard Johnson, La Quinta, Ramada, Baymont, AmericInn, Wingate, Wyndham Alltra, Wyndham Garden, Ramada Encore, Hawthorn, Trademark Collection, TRYP, Wyndham, Wyndham Grand, WaterWalk Extended Stay by Wyndham, Dazzler, Esplendor, Dolce, Vienna House, and Registry Collection. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $80.85 to $83.17
• 50-Day Range: $74.62 to $83.36
• 52-Week Range: $67.67 to $83.38
• Volume: 1.33 million shs
• Average Volume: 741,584 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.51
• Dividend Yield: 1.87%
• Price Target: $91.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 104th out of 287 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts are expected to grow by 10.33% in the coming year, from $4.26 to $4.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is 26.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 130.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is 26.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 17.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a PEG Ratio of 2.87. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a P/B Ratio of 9.05. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.37% of the float of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has recently decreased by 17.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts pays a meaningful dividend of 1.84%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is 53.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.34% next year. This indicates that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.89

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.37% of the float of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has recently decreased by 17.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a news sentiment score of 0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 15 people have searched for WH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -78% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $974,351.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.79% of the stock of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.46% of the stock of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WH shares performed this year?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' stock was trading at $80.41 at the start of the year. Since then, WH shares have increased by 1.2% and is now trading at $81.39.
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How were Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' earnings last quarter?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 24th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.10. The business's revenue was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts include Copeland Capital Management LLC (0.52%), Raymond James & Associates (0.09%), International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.08%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Geoffrey A Ballotti, Scott R Strickland, Michele Allen, Lisa Checchio, Monica Melancon, Paul F Cash and Nicola Rossi.
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How do I buy shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts?

Shares of WH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Bank of America (BAC), Meta Platforms (META), Verizon Communications (VZ), Walt Disney (DIS), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Pfizer (PFE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/24/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 9/27 Dividend: 9/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/27/2024
• Today: 10/23/2024
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/23/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels & motels
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WH
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1722684
• Web: www.wyndhamhotels.com
• Phone: (973) 753-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $91.14
• High Stock Price Target: $103.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $80.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.82
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.11
• P/E Growth: 2.87
• Net Income: $289 million
• Net Margins: 18.28%
• Pretax Margin: 24.73%
• Return on Equity: 47.05%
• Return on Assets: 8.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.83
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.70
• Cash Flow: $4.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.46
• Book Value: $8.99 per share
• Price / Book: 9.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 80,577,000
• Free Float: 76,776,000
• Market Cap: $6.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.33