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

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are presently 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 twelve-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $96.2727.

Several research firms have recently commented on WH. Wall Street Zen raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $87.00 target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $87.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Thursday, April 30th.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of WH opened at $80.52 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $82.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.14. The company has a market cap of $6.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.34, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.62. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 52-week low of $69.21 and a 52-week high of $92.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.88, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.96 EPS 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%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.620-4.800 EPS. Analysts predict that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is 69.08%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WH. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the fourth quarter valued at about $219,462,000. Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 14,200.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,562,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $193,648,000 after purchasing an additional 2,544,921 shares during the last quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 352.8% in the third quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,212,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,796,000 after purchasing an additional 1,724,091 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 191.9% in the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 2,109,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,359,000 after purchasing an additional 1,386,569 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 49.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,872,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,044,000 after purchasing an additional 944,562 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

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.