Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $113.80.

A number of brokerages have recently commented on WH. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Barclays boosted their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $116.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $105.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th.

Institutional Trading of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 46.0% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 343 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. raised its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 10,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,103,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Equitable Trust Co. raised its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 9,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $937,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp grew its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $267,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 5,674 shares of the company’s stock worth $443,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Up 0.4 %

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock opened at $111.87 on Friday. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a twelve month low of $67.67 and a twelve month high of $112.16. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $103.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $91.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.82, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.29.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 54.86% and a net margin of 20.51%. As a group, research analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.8 earnings per share for the current year.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc engages in the franchise and operation of hotels under the Wyndham brand. It operates through the following segments: Hotel Franchising, Hotel Management, and Corporate and Other. The Hotel Franchising segment focuses on licensing the company’s lodging brands and providing related services to third-party hotel owners and others.