Scott R. Strickland, Chief Commercial Officer of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: WH), executed a sale of 6,500 shares of the company’s common stock on March 5, 2026, according to a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares were sold at $80.36 each for a total of $522,340.
Following the disposition, Strickland’s direct ownership of common stock decreased to 43,639 shares of common stock. In addition to his remaining direct holdings, Strickland directly owns 27,830 restricted stock units.
The transaction comes as Wyndham, a hotel operator with a market valuation of $5.74 billion, has seen its share price fall 21% over the past 12 months.
Recent company results and capital markets activity provide context for the insider sale. In its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report, Wyndham posted earnings per share of $0.93, beating expectations of $0.90. Revenue for the quarter was $334 million, which was modestly below the $337.54 million consensus forecast.
On the financing front, Moody’s upgraded Wyndham Hotels’ senior secured bank credit facility ratings to Baa3 from Ba1 after the company issued $650 million in senior unsecured notes. That refinancing was described as leverage neutral and changes the company’s debt mix by increasing the share of unsecured debt.
Market analysts have also revised outlooks following the quarter. Mizuho raised its price target for Wyndham to $108 from $97 and maintained an Outperform rating, citing a firmer outlook. Mizuho noted that Wyndham’s fourth-quarter EBITDA was $165 million, slightly above its estimate.
Wyndham provided fiscal 2026 EBITDA guidance in a range between $745 million and $760 million, with that outlook accounting for a $15 million Reno headwind.
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