The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc shares valued at $4,369,825 were sold by Ballotti Geoffrey A on Jan 15 ’26. At $79.27 per share, Ballotti Geoffrey A sold 55,124 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 490,028 shares worth approximately $38.99 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Ballotti Geoffrey A purchased 55,124 shares, netting a total of over 4,369,824 in proceeds.
Before that, Strickland Scott R. had sold 28,134 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,000,609, the Chief Commercial Officer traded Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc shares for $71.11 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 28,134 shares, worth approximately $3.21 million.
As published in a research note from Mizuho on January 13, 2026, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc [WH] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $97. Analysts at Goldman downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 03, 2025, Mizuho has initiated its “Neutral” rating for WH. Earlier on November 18, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for WH stock.
Analyzing WH Stock Performance
On last trading session, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc [NYSE: WH] rose 2.64% to $79.57. The stock’s lowest price that day was $77.74, but it reached a high of $80.21 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.25%. Over the course of the year, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.93%.
Is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.8 million shares to 6.6 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 5.8 million shares. A jump of 12.15% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.73 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.73.
Which companies own the most shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc (WH)?
In terms of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 91 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.39% from the previous closing price of $77.52. Analysts anticipate Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc stock to reach 98 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 76. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On June 23, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $101.
