Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the ten analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $112.10.

Several analysts have weighed in on WH shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $90.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $116.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 91.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 30,665 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,396,000 after purchasing an additional 14,688 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 40.8% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,747,295 shares of the company's stock worth $136,533,000 after acquiring an additional 506,593 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 37.7% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 34,537 shares of the company's stock worth $2,699,000 after acquiring an additional 9,463 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 15.0% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 64,329 shares of the company's stock worth $5,027,000 after acquiring an additional 8,389 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Impax Asset Management Group plc lifted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 35.0% in the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 135,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,549,000 after acquiring an additional 35,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of WH stock traded up $1.76 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $111.08. 113,248 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 746,160. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.29. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a one year low of $67.67 and a one year high of $111.70. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $103.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $90.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.19, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 0.97.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 51.79% and a net margin of 18.29%. Sell-side analysts predict that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were given a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.37%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.25%.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc engages in the franchise and operation of hotels under the Wyndham brand. It operates through the following segments: Hotel Franchising, Hotel Management, and Corporate and Other. The Hotel Franchising segment focuses on licensing the company's lodging brands and providing related services to third-party hotel owners and others.