Wyndham Hotels & Resorts $WH Shares Acquired by Boston Partners

Boston Partners lifted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) by 8.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,117,752 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 248,909 shares during the period. Boston Partners owned approximately 4.08% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $253,424,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WH. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 2.8% during the first quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 5,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 250.0% during the 1st quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 88,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,977,000 after purchasing an additional 62,951 shares in the last quarter. Commerce Bank increased its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 2,247.5% during the 1st quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 204,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,545,000 after purchasing an additional 196,164 shares during the period. Element Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 1st quarter worth about $2,683,000. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the 1st quarter valued at about $378,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WH has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Susquehanna lowered their price objective 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. Truist Financial set a $98.00 price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective 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. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.86.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Down 0.5%

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock opened at $72.94 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $79.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.25. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a twelve month low of $71.37 and a twelve month high of $113.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.77, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.43.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $764.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $406.29 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.39 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue 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. As a group, research analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio 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.