Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.04 EPS

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) posted its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.04, Zacks reports. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 51.79% and a net margin of 18.29%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.660-4.780 EPS.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Stock Performance

Shares of WH stock traded up $1.56 on Wednesday, reaching $109.01. The stock had a trading volume of 1,078,758 shares, compared to its average volume of 731,420. The stock has a market cap of $8.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.29. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a 1 year low of $67.67 and a 1 year high of $109.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.19, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 0.97. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $102.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $90.04.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.39%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.25%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on WH shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $103.00 to $114.00 in a report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com raised Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Barclays lifted their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $108.10.

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.