Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.04 EPS

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.04, Zacks reports. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 18.29% and a return on equity of 51.79%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.660-4.780 EPS.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Up 2.0 %

Shares of WH stock traded up $2.15 on Friday, hitting $109.47. The stock had a trading volume of 1,245,158 shares, compared to its average volume of 677,472. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 52-week low of $67.67 and a 52-week high of $110.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.19, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 0.97. The stock's 50 day moving average is $103.29 and its 200-day moving average is $90.70.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.39%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's payout ratio is currently 41.87%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WH has been the subject of several research reports. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $90.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. StockNews.com upgraded Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $92.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $110.30.

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.