Wyndham Hotels & Resorts $WH Shares Bought by Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) by 12.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 220,627 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,843 shares during the quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership owned 0.29% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $17,917,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Elequin Capital LP acquired a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 5,950.0% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 363 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 357 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 49.2% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 376 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 88.6% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 1st quarter valued at $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, General Counsel Paul F. Cash sold 36,379 shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.66, for a total transaction of $2,606,919.14. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 39,123 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,803,554.18. The trade was a 48.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 2.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

NYSE:WH opened at $72.12 on Monday. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a one year low of $69.21 and a one year high of $113.07. The stock has a market cap of $5.45 billion, a PE ratio of 16.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.43, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $75.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $81.53.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 61.12% and a net margin of 23.54%.The company had revenue of $382.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $406.29 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.39 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.480-4.62 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.70%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on WH. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $103.50 to $95.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Mizuho initiated coverage on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Wednesday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $71.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $82.00 price objective on the stock. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $93.00 to $89.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $94.63.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

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.