Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 458 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

Yousif Capital Management LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) by 1.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 38,808 shares of the company’s stock after selling 458 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $3,121,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 62.6% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Systematic Alpha Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter worth about $47,000. Covestor Ltd grew its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 68.3% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 813 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 24.1% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WH has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Saturday. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $86.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $88.17.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 2.1 %

WH opened at $73.79 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.27. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a twelve month low of $63.69 and a twelve month high of $81.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.17, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $76.81.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.03. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 17.19% and a return on equity of 41.83%. The business had revenue of $305.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $308.24 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.86 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th were given a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 14th. This is a boost from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is currently 53.90%.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

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.