SG Americas Securities LLC Has $181,000 Stock Holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

SG Americas Securities LLC cut its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) by 51.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,245 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,381 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $181,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 150.2% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,001,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $347,812,000 after acquiring an additional 3,002,259 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 3.2% during the first quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,554,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $216,348,000 after acquiring an additional 80,119 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 2.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,492,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,317,000 after acquiring an additional 64,925 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 3.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,242,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,887,000 after acquiring an additional 77,125 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 12.8% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,834,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,362,000 after acquiring an additional 208,620 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $88.50.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of WH stock opened at $72.17 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.90. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 1 year low of $63.69 and a 1 year high of $81.73. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $76.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $76.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.23, a PEG ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 1.35.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 14th. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.01. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 20.74% and a return on equity of 39.91%. The company had revenue of $321.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $321.35 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.72 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th were given a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. This is an increase from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.71%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Nicola Rossi sold 3,200 shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.00, for a total value of $252,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 11,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $900,916. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.79% of the company’s stock.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

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.