How to buy Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts (WH) stock

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a lodging business based in the US. Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares (WH) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts employs 9,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts stock price (NYSE: WH)

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Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-24.

Latest market close	$74.99
52-week range	$41.69 - $77.96
50-day moving average	$72.53
200-day moving average	$69.19
Wall St. target price	$81.79
PE ratio	195.9141
Dividend yield	$0.4 (0.58%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-1.40

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Is it a good time to buy Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts stock?

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Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $74.99 from 2021-05-26

1 week (2021-07-15)	N/A
1 month (2021-06-25)	2.77%
3 months (2021-04-26)	1.26%
6 months (2021-01-22)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-22)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-22)	N/A
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Is Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts under- or over-valued?

Valuing Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's P/E ratio

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 196x. In other words, Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares trade at around 196x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's PEG ratio

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.9934. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's EBITDA

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $292 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts financials

Revenue TTM	$898 million
Operating margin TTM	21.72%
Gross profit TTM	$588 million
Return on assets TTM	2.49%
Return on equity TTM	-1236.33%
Profit margin	-14.48%
Book value	$10.61
Market capitalisation	$6.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares

There are currently 2.5 million Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares held short by investors – that's known as Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's "short interest". This figure is 12.4% down from 2.9 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares can be evaluated.

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares traded daily (recently around 601151.19617225). Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's SIR currently stands at 4.18. In other words for every 100,000 Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4180 shares are currently held short.

However Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares, or, against the total number of tradable Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0272% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares, roughly 27 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts.

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Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 53.93% of net profits

Recently Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts has paid out, on average, around 53.93% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.96% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shareholders could enjoy a 0.96% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's case, that would currently equate to about $0.4 per share.

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's most recent dividend payout was on 29 June 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 14 June 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's shares have ranged in value from as little as $41.6938 up to $77.9623. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's is 1.7908. This would suggest that Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts overview

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. operates as a hotel franchisor worldwide. 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. The Hotel Management segment provides hotel management services for full-service and limited service hotels. It is also involved in the loyalty program business. The company's hotel brand portfolios, including Super 8, Days Inn, Travelodge, Microtel, Howard Johnson, La Quinta, Ramada, Baymont, AmericInn, Wingate, Wyndham Garden, Ramada Encore, Hawthorn, TRYP, Dazzler, Esplendor, Wyndham Grand, Dolce, and Wyndham.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.818% of Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts shares are held by insiders and 97.066% by institutions. How many people work for Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts?
Latest data suggests 9,000 work at Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts. When does the fiscal year end for Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts?
Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts based?
Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's address is: 22 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ, United States, 07054 What is Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's ISIN number?
Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's international securities identification number is: US98311A1051 What is Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's CUSIP number?
Wyndham Hotels-and-Resorts's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 98311A105