Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. Buys Shares of 290,813 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts $WH

Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 290,813 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,974,000. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. owned about 0.38% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 49.2% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 73.5% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 4,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 0.8% in the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 22,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,821,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 0.7% in the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 28,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,280,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

NYSE:WH opened at $85.66 on Monday. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a one year low of $69.21 and a one year high of $92.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.37, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market cap of $6.43 billion, a PE ratio of 34.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.69. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $79.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.31.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $334.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $337.63 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 64.18% and a net margin of 13.51%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.04 earnings per share. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.620-4.800 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 20th were paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. This is a positive change from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is 69.64%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WH has been the subject of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Monday, December 29th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $95.50 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $95.00 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Zacks Research raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $98.00 price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Friday, February 20th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $92.91.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, CEO Geoffrey A. Ballotti sold 55,124 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.27, for a total transaction of $4,369,679.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 490,028 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $38,844,519.56. This trade represents a 10.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Scott R. Strickland sold 6,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.36, for a total value of $522,340.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 43,639 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,506,830.04. This trade represents a 12.96% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 81,424 shares of company stock valued at $6,398,601 over the last quarter. 2.33% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Profile

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc (NYSE: WH) is a leading global hospitality company specializing in hotel franchising and management. Established in 2018 through the spin-off of Wyndham Hotel Group from Wyndham Worldwide, the company focuses on the development, marketing and distribution of hotel brands designed to meet the needs of business and leisure travelers. Its core business model centers on franchising agreements, enabling third-party hotel owners to operate under the Wyndham portfolio while accessing the company’s centralized services and support.

The company’s brand portfolio spans economy, midscale and upper-midscale segments, featuring well-known names such as Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, Microtel Inn & Suites, and La Quinta by Wyndham.