Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Hotel Management segment provides full-service international managed business services. It is also involved in the guest loyalty program business. The company's hotel brand portfolios include Super 8, Days Inn, Travelodge, Microtel, Howard Johnson, La Quinta, Ramada, Baymont, AmericInn, Wingate, Wyndham Alltra, Wyndham Garden, Ramada Encore, Hawthorn, Trademark Collection, TRYP, Wyndham, Wyndham Grand, WaterWalk Extended Stay by Wyndham, Dazzler, Esplendor, Dolce, Vienna House, and Registry Collection. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $99.15 to $101.65
• 50-Day Range: $81.27 to $104.84
• 52-Week Range: $67.67 to $105.16
• Volume: 1.89 million shs
• Average Volume: 756,541 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.84
• Dividend Yield: 1.52%
• Price Target: $105.56
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 291 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.66%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts are expected to grow by 11.66% in the coming year, from $4.29 to $4.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is 31.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is 31.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.33.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a PEG Ratio of 2.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a P/B Ratio of 11.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.83% of the float of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has recently decreased by 9.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts pays a meaningful dividend of 1.52%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is 48.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.73% next year. This indicates that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.89

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.83% of the float of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has recently decreased by 9.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.60

News Sentiment

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a news sentiment score of 1.60. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for WH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Wyndham Hotels & Resorts to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $8,881,849.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.79% of the stock of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.46% of the stock of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WH shares performed this year?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' stock was trading at $80.41 at the start of the year. Since then, WH stock has increased by 24.7% and is now trading at $100.29.
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How were Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' earnings last quarter?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.01. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's revenue was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts include Wellington Management Group LLP (7.44%), State Street Corp (3.13%), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (2.25%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.73%). Insiders that own company stock include Geoffrey A Ballotti, Scott R Strickland, Lisa Checchio, Monica Melancon, Michele Allen, Paul F Cash and Nicola Rossi.
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How do I buy shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts?

Shares of WH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Bank of America (BAC), Meta Platforms (META), Verizon Communications (VZ), Walt Disney (DIS), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Pfizer (PFE).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/27 Dividend: 9/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/27/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/27 Dividend: 12/13/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/27/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels & motels
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WH
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1722684
• Web: www.wyndhamhotels.com
• Phone: (973) 753-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $105.56
• High Stock Price Target: $115.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $80.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.38
• P/E Growth: 2.42
• Net Income: $289 million
• Net Margins: 18.29%
• Pretax Margin: 24.91%
• Return on Equity: 51.79%
• Return on Assets: 8.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.19
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.62
• Cash Flow: $4.88 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.56
• Book Value: $8.99 per share
• Price / Book: 11.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 77,789,000
• Free Float: 75,619,000
• Market Cap: $7.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.32