Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $96.2727.

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on WH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $87.00 target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $97.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $98.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WH opened at $79.82 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.05, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.62. The business has a 50-day moving average of $82.67 and a 200-day moving average of $78.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.88, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a fifty-two week low of $69.21 and a fifty-two week high of $92.68.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $327.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $321.97 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 69.44% and a net margin of 13.40%.Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.86 EPS. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.620-4.800 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 69.08%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Alps Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 125.6% during the third quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 155,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,454,000 after acquiring an additional 86,790 shares during the last quarter. Aberdeen Group plc lifted its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 16.6% during the fourth quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 197,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,921,000 after acquiring an additional 28,077 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 3.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,585,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,716,000 after acquiring an additional 46,459 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 23.0% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 102,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,207,000 after acquiring an additional 19,204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 2.7% during the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 684,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,706,000 after acquiring an additional 18,065 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc (NYSE: WH) is a leading global hospitality company specializing in hotel franchising and management. Established in 2018 through the spin-off of Wyndham Hotel Group from Wyndham Worldwide, the company focuses on the development, marketing and distribution of hotel brands designed to meet the needs of business and leisure travelers. Its core business model centers on franchising agreements, enabling third-party hotel owners to operate under the Wyndham portfolio while accessing the company’s centralized services and support.

The company’s brand portfolio spans economy, midscale and upper-midscale segments, featuring well-known names such as Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, Microtel Inn & Suites, and La Quinta by Wyndham.