Vanguard Group Inc. Has $775.81 Million Stock Holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

Vanguard Group Inc. lowered its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Free Report) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 7,697,334 shares of the company's stock after selling 190,660 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 9.90% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $775,814,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of WH. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 173,952 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,533,000 after buying an additional 25,702 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc bought a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the fourth quarter worth about $248,000. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 91.9% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 30,665 shares of the company's stock worth $2,396,000 after acquiring an additional 14,688 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 851,974 shares of the company's stock valued at $85,870,000 after purchasing an additional 8,129 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

NYSE WH traded down $5.99 on Thursday, reaching $86.26. The stock had a trading volume of 1,206,204 shares, compared to its average volume of 817,511. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 1-year low of $67.67 and a 1-year high of $113.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $100.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $95.69. The company has a market cap of $6.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.28.

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

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.90%. This is a positive change 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%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $80.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Barclays lifted their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $116.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on 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 investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $116.08.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts 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.