Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Cut to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

WH has been the subject of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $103.50 to $95.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Susquehanna lowered their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $95.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Monday. Barclays lowered their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $93.00 to $89.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $96.77.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 0.9%

WH stock opened at $73.20 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $76.09 and a 200-day moving average price of $82.11. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 12 month low of $69.21 and a 12 month high of $113.07.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 23.54% and a return on equity of 61.12%. The business had revenue of $382.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $406.29 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.39 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.480-4.62 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, General Counsel Paul F. Cash sold 36,379 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.66, for a total transaction of $2,606,919.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 39,123 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,803,554.18. This trade represents a 48.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of WH. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the first quarter worth $787,000. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 5,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 8.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 13,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,266,000 after acquiring an additional 1,137 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 21.2% in the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 672 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 45.8% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 27,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,457,000 after purchasing an additional 8,527 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc engages in the franchise and operation of hotels under the Wyndham brand. It operates through the Hotel Franchising and Hotel Management segments. The Hotel Franchising segment focuses on licensing the company’s lodging brands and providing related services to third-party hotel owners and others.