Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Has $1.59 Million Position in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH)

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund lowered its stake in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) by 1.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,793 shares of the company’s stock after selling 264 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were worth $1,592,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of WH. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 434.8% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 86.4% in the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 76.9% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by 72.7% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE WH opened at $108.19 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $104.55 and its 200-day moving average is $92.67. The stock has a market cap of $8.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.29. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a twelve month low of $67.67 and a twelve month high of $113.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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%. Equities research analysts predict that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 4.79 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on WH. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $105.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $116.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from $99.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $116.80.

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.