Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is a high-quality hotel franchise operator with 38% return on equity, 176% free cash flow conversion, and 23% analyst-projected upside, but 3 consecutive earnings misses, heavy financial leverage, and an asymmetry ratio below the minimum entry threshold make this a hold-not-buy situation.
Thesis pillars
- High Quality Franchise Cash Machine→Stable
- Three Consecutive Earnings Misses↑Improving
- Heavy Leverage Risk↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (WH) Stock Analysis
Temporary headwind edge
Consumer Cyclical · Lodging
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.5/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $71.83 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 5.6): -1.5; Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5.
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Sell if holding. Momentum 1.5/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $71.83 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 5.6): -1.5; Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.2/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 47d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-09-04Recent Developments — Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Wyndham Hotels Delivers Strong Q1 Results and Pipeline - TipRanks — TipRanks positive
- NEWS Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Earnings Flash (WH) Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Posts Q1 Adjusted EPS $0.96 per Share, vs. FactSet Est of $0.86 - marketscr — marketscreener.com positive
- NEWS Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Cyclical Companies: Crown Holdings (CCK), Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) and Wyndha — The Globe and Mail neutral
- NEWS Analysts Estimate Wyndham Hotels (WH) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Revenue shrinking — -5.5% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 1.5/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $71.83 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 5.6): -1.5; Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $67.92. Score 5.2/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $87.99 (+22.5% upside). Prior stop was $67.92. Stop-loss: $67.92.
Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5; Leverage penalty (D/E 5.6): -1.5; Weak growth.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. trades at a P/E of 25.8 (forward 13.3). TrendMatrix value score: 7.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
25 analysts cover WH with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $98.
What does Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. do?Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include,...
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, general economic conditions, including inflation, higher interest rates and potential recessionary pressures, which may impact decisions by consumers and businesses to use travel accommodations; global trade disputes, including with China; the performance of the financial and credit markets; the economic environment for the hospitality industry; operating risk...