Stifel Nicolaus Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Stock

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) had its price objective hoisted by investment analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $113.00 to $121.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a "buy" rating on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus' target price would indicate a potential upside of 10.53% from the stock's previous close.

WH has been the subject of several other research reports. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $90.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. StockNews.com raised shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Barclays upped their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $110.30.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

NYSE WH traded up $2.15 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $109.47. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,245,158 shares, compared to its average volume of 677,472. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 12 month low of $67.67 and a 12 month high of $110.94. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $103.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $90.70. The company has a market cap of $8.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.19, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 net margin of 18.29% and a return on equity of 51.79%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WH. Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 434.8% during the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 246 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 508.7% during the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 280 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 46.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 343 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. bought a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 72.7% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 399 shares of the company's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

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.