Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Grows Stock Holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 18.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,237,944 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 196,982 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 1.54% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $91,609,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. PFG Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 4.4% in the second quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 3,667 shares of the company's stock worth $271,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 80.9% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 463 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 0.9% in the second quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 37,401 shares of the company's stock worth $2,768,000 after purchasing an additional 338 shares during the period. State of Michigan Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 2.0% in the first quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 20,353 shares of the company's stock worth $1,562,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 3.1% in the second quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,411 shares of the company's stock worth $992,000 after purchasing an additional 407 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 2.7 %

Shares of WH traded up $2.12 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $80.84. The stock had a trading volume of 692,013 shares, compared to its average volume of 737,452. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 1 year low of $65.63 and a 1 year high of $81.73. The firm has a market cap of $6.38 billion, a PE ratio of 28.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.83, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The stock's 50 day moving average is $76.48 and its 200 day moving average is $74.25.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $367.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $370.58 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 18.28% and a return on equity of 47.05%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be issued a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 13th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is presently 53.90%.

Insider Transactions at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

In other news, insider Monica Melancon sold 5,040 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.66, for a total value of $391,406.40. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 10,606 shares in the company, valued at $823,661.96. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, insider Monica Melancon sold 5,040 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.66, for a total value of $391,406.40. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 10,606 shares in the company, valued at $823,661.96. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Nicola Rossi sold 7,297 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.70, for a total transaction of $559,679.90. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,107 shares in the company, valued at $315,006.90. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 12,640 shares of company stock worth $974,351. Insiders own 2.79% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on WH. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $105.00 to $104.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Susquehanna assumed coverage on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, June 21st. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $80.00 target price on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $96.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $90.25.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

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.