Entropy Technologies LP Has $2.21 Million Stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts $WH

Entropy Technologies LP raised its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) by 553.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,252 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,080 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP’s holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $2,213,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Boston Partners lifted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,117,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,424,000 after acquiring an additional 248,909 shares in the last quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 3.0% in the first quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 2,369,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $214,460,000 after purchasing an additional 68,172 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 5.0% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,462,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,757,000 after purchasing an additional 70,135 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 0.6% during the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,364,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,782,000 after purchasing an additional 7,522 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 36.1% during the second quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 864,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,189,000 after purchasing an additional 229,173 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, General Counsel Paul F. Cash sold 36,379 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.66, for a total value of $2,606,919.14. Following the sale, the general counsel 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 2.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on WH. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Tuesday. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $82.00 target price for the company. Susquehanna decreased their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $95.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Morgan Stanley set a $91.00 price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $103.50 to $95.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $96.77.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

NYSE:WH opened at $72.73 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.89. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.43, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.16. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 1 year low of $69.21 and a 1 year high of $113.07.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $764.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $406.29 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. The business’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. On average, analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

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

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.