AXQ Capital LP Sells 16,123 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts $WH

AXQ Capital LP trimmed its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) by 67.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,783 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,123 shares during the period. AXQ Capital LP’s holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $622,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of WH. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 73.5% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 5,950.0% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 357 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the third quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 181.3% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 495 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on WH. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $98.00 target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock. Zacks Research raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $91.00 to $89.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $95.50 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.46.

Insider Activity at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, CEO Geoffrey A. Ballotti sold 55,124 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 490,028 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $38,844,519.56. The trade was a 10.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Scott R. Strickland sold 28,134 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.11, for a total value of $2,000,608.74. Following the sale, the insider owned 40,363 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,870,212.93. This represents a 41.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 84,227 shares of company stock worth $6,440,298 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.46% of the company’s stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NYSE:WH opened at $84.40 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $78.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.84. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a one year low of $69.21 and a one year high of $109.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.37, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.34 billion, a PE ratio of 34.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.76.

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

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.