Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seven analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $97.86.

A number of analysts have commented on WH shares. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $96.00 price target for the company. StockNews.com raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $92.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Michele Allen sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.99, for a total value of $1,349,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 10,056 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $904,939.44. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, insider Monica Melancon sold 5,040 shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.66, for a total value of $391,406.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 10,606 shares in the company, valued at $823,661.96. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Michele Allen sold 15,000 shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.99, for a total value of $1,349,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 10,056 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $904,939.44. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 102,890 shares of company stock valued at $9,273,255 in the last quarter. 2.79% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,311,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $637,875,000 after buying an additional 581,909 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 7,192,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $551,992,000 after buying an additional 23,549 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 15.4% during the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,227,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,646,000 after buying an additional 430,053 shares in the last quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. increased its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 70.9% during the 2nd quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 2,210,658 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,589,000 after buying an additional 916,742 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 40.8% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,747,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $136,533,000 after buying an additional 506,593 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 1.4 %

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock opened at $97.15 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.19, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.84, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.31. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 1-year low of $67.67 and a 1-year high of $98.73. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $83.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $76.86.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $396.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $408.32 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 51.79% and a net margin of 18.29%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.31 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.