Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Reaches New 1-Year Low – What’s Next?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $68.19 and last traded at $68.3890, with a volume of 179705 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $69.20.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WH has been the topic of several analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $80.00 target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $93.00 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $97.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $96.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.64.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $5.05 billion, a PE ratio of 25.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.62. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $74.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.19.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.07. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 14.67% and a return on equity of 74.22%. The firm had revenue of $375.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $400.75 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.33 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.710-4.830 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.24%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Geoffrey Ballotti sold 19,414 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.71, for a total value of $1,411,591.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 549,323 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,941,275.33. The trade was a 3.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 2.33% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 2nd quarter worth about $623,573,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 4th quarter valued at $219,462,000. Findlay Park Partners LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 2nd quarter valued at $100,648,000. Brooklands Fund Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 4th quarter valued at $56,027,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 14,440.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 756,824 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,186,000 after buying an additional 751,619 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a global hotel franchising company that provides branding, marketing, reservation, loyalty and other support services to independently owned and operated hotels. Its portfolio is focused primarily on the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry.

The company’s brand portfolio includes well-known names such as Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, La Quinta, Travelodge, Baymont, Microtel, Wingate, AmericInn, Econo Lodge, Howard Johnson, Dolce and Registry Collection Hotels.