Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Stock Has Average Price Target of $95.64

Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given 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 $95.08.

Several analysts recently weighed in on WH shares. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 20th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $104.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $97.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $90.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 11th.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 1.4%

WH opened at $72.42 on Thursday. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 12 month low of $66.87 and a 12 month high of $90.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.62, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $72.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.03.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $375.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $400.75 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 74.22% and a net margin of 14.67%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s revenue was down 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.33 EPS. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.710-4.830 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is presently 63.24%.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, September 29th that permits the company to repurchase $400.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 7.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Geoffrey Ballotti sold 19,414 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.71, for a total value of $1,411,591.94. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 549,323 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,941,275.33. This represents a 3.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 2.33% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WH. Continuum Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the second quarter worth approximately $36,000. J.Safra Asset Management Corp acquired a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter valued at $43,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter valued at $52,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 2nd quarter valued at $80,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 86.5% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,000 after purchasing an additional 588 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a global hotel franchising company that provides lodging brands, operating support and related services to hotel owners and operators. Rather than owning and managing most of its properties directly, the company primarily operates an asset-light franchise model in which independent hotel owners use Wyndham’s brands, reservation systems, marketing programs, technology and operational resources.

The company’s portfolio spans economy and midscale lodging, as well as select upscale and extended-stay concepts.