XTX Topco Ltd Acquires 13,297 Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

XTX Topco Ltd lifted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) by 414.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,508 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,297 shares during the quarter. XTX Topco Ltd’s holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $1,222,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 80.9% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 463 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 1,245.1% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 635 shares during the last quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 41,100.0% during the 4th quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after acquiring an additional 822 shares during the period. Family Firm Inc. purchased a new stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 2nd quarter valued at about $67,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $70,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Susquehanna started coverage on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Friday, June 21st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $80.00 price objective on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $91.50 to $89.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $105.00 to $104.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $90.25.

Insider Activity at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, CAO Nicola Rossi sold 7,297 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.70, for a total value of $559,679.90. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,107 shares in the company, valued at $315,006.90. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other Wyndham Hotels & Resorts news, CAO Nicola Rossi sold 7,297 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.70, for a total value of $559,679.90. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 4,107 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $315,006.90. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Monica Melancon sold 5,040 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.66, for a total value of $391,406.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 10,606 shares in the company, valued at $823,661.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 12,640 shares of company stock valued at $974,351 in the last three months. Company insiders own 2.79% of the company’s stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock opened at $79.41 on Friday. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $65.63 and a fifty-two week high of $81.73. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $76.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.83, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 0.90. The stock has a market cap of $6.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.16, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.33.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $367.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $370.58 million. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 47.05% and a net margin of 18.28%. The firm’s revenue was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.93 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 27th. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 13th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.91%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is 53.90%.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc operates as a hotel franchisor in the United States and internationally. It operates through Hotel Franchising and Hotel Management segments. The Hotel Franchising segment licenses its lodging brands and provides related services to third-party hotel owners and others.