Robert W. Baird Boosts Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Price Target to $115.00

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) had its price target lifted by investment analysts at Robert W. Baird from $108.00 to $115.00 in a research note issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 5.05% from the stock’s current price.

WH has been the subject of a number of other reports. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $107.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. StockNews.com raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $114.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $113.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $112.10.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 2.0 %

WH opened at $109.47 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.29. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $103.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $90.95. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 1-year low of $67.67 and a 1-year high of $110.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.19, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.04. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 51.79% and a net margin of 18.29%. Analysts expect that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will post 4.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 91.9% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 30,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,396,000 after buying an additional 14,688 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 40.8% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,747,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $136,533,000 after acquiring an additional 506,593 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 37.7% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 34,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,699,000 after acquiring an additional 9,463 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 15.0% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 64,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,027,000 after purchasing an additional 8,389 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Impax Asset Management Group plc increased its position in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 35.0% during the third quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 135,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,549,000 after purchasing an additional 35,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

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 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.