Aberdeen Group plc Has $13.60 Million Holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts $WH

Aberdeen Group plc raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) by 3.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 167,500 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,100 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc owned about 0.22% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts worth $13,603,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of WH. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 49.2% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. increased its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.3% during the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 9,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $857,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. 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 valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. Quarry LP increased its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 34.5% during the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 10.6% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $124,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WH opened at $78.23 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $84.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $84.46. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a fifty-two week low of $75.29 and a fifty-two week high of $113.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.44, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.17. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 60.79% and a net margin of 23.10%.The firm had revenue of $397.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $384.69 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.13 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.600-4.780 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.32%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on WH shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Barclays lowered their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $101.00 to $99.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $101.00 price target on the stock. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $106.81.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts 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.