Keeley Teton Advisors LLC Sells 1,605 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

Keeley Teton Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) by 6.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,870 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,605 shares during the period. Keeley Teton Advisors LLC’s holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $2,305,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in WH. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 46.0% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 10,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,103,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Trust Co. raised its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 9,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $937,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 72.7% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 1.1 %

WH opened at $83.42 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a market cap of $6.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.98, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.11. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.67 and a 12 month high of $113.07. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $96.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $95.92.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 20.51% and a return on equity of 54.86%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. This is an increase from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.97%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio is presently 45.18%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WH has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $80.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Redburn Atlantic raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $113.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $122.00 to $119.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $114.67.

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.