Wyndham Hotels & Resorts $WH Shares Purchased by Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,877 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 510 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $645,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WH. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 49.2% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 9,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $857,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 5,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. Quarry LP increased its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 34.5% in the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 10.6% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of NYSE WH opened at $81.22 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $83.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.44. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 12-month low of $75.29 and a 12-month high of $113.07. The company has a market cap of $6.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.92.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $397.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $384.69 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 23.10% and a return on equity of 60.79%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.13 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is 38.32%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on WH shares. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $101.00 to $99.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.81.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc engages in the franchise and operation of hotels under the Wyndham brand. It operates through the Hotel Franchising and Hotel Management segments. The Hotel Franchising segment focuses on licensing the company’s lodging brands and providing related services to third-party hotel owners and others.