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

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $95.00.

WH has been the subject of several research reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com raised shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $92.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Scott R. Strickland sold 2,850 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.14, for a total transaction of $251,199.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 26,062 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,297,104.68. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In related news, Director Stephen P. Holmes sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.01, for a total value of $7,280,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 366,371 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $33,343,424.71. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Scott R. Strickland sold 2,850 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.14, for a total value of $251,199.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 26,062 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,297,104.68. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 102,890 shares of company stock worth $9,273,255. Corporate insiders own 2.79% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Assetmark Inc. bought a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 80.9% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 463 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the period. Concord Wealth Partners boosted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 115.5% in the 3rd quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 543 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1,245.1% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 686 shares of the company's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 635 shares during the period. Finally, Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter worth about $67,000. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 0.4 %

NYSE WH traded down $0.35 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $95.08. 801,620 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 755,203. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 1-year low of $67.67 and a 1-year high of $95.66. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $81.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $76.01. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.19. The company has a market cap of $7.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.31.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.01. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 51.79% and a net margin of 18.29%. The business had revenue of $396.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $408.32 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.31 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.3 EPS for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 27th. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th were issued a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 13th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is presently 48.25%.

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.