WH NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Lodging

Latest close 73.53 USD
-4.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -7.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.0%, after a -15.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bearish with 56/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 84d.

Setup score 30 out of 100
Latest Close 73.53 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -4.0% latest completed week
4W Return -15.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return -8.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -7.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.0%, after a -15.8% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.4112-week average 0.49

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.41Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -15.8% over four weeks, -8.6% over 12 weeks, and -18.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.0%
4W-15.8%
12W-8.6%
26W-3.9%
52W-18.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.58Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-202.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.94Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-1184.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength24/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Value19/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Quality94/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Momentum20/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Growth7/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
26.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
16.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
64.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
30.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
29.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
10.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-2.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-37.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
6.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
4.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
5.3x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBearish

WH shows bearish options pressure with a 56/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 33.00, expected move of 6.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction56/100
Expected move6.6%
Put/call volume33.00
Pressure-93
Speculation10
Volatility51
Trend agreement36
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Insider activity12 / 7

12 acquisitions and 7 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

20 positive · 30 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings84dNext report is scheduled for 21 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move6.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-19.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.4%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-6.1%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-4.0%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses6
Recent vol3.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.3% / -3.4%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202673.53 USD-4.0%79.61 USD79.22 USD-0.58-13.948.5MOff
17 Jul 202676.56 USD-2.5%79.69 USD79.22 USD-0.08-11.555.8MOn
10 Jul 202678.54 USD-4.7%79.73 USD79.18 USD0.38-11.166.8MOn
3 Jul 202682.41 USD-5.7%79.63 USD79.12 USD0.59-6.146.3MOn
26 Jun 202687.37 USD3.8%79.25 USD79.01 USD0.561.287.6MOn
19 Jun 202684.20 USD6.6%78.74 USD78.87 USD0.12-4.906.6MOn
12 Jun 202678.97 USD-3.1%78.31 USD78.73 USD-0.08-10.258.2MOn
5 Jun 202681.53 USD2.1%78.05 USD78.64 USD-0.12-7.195.6MOn
29 May 202679.84 USD1.4%77.75 USD78.55 USD0.11-11.774.9MOn
22 May 202678.72 USD-0.8%77.49 USD78.47 USD0.49-12.206.4MOn
15 May 202679.32 USD-3.5%77.32 USD78.39 USD0.78-11.304.8MOn
8 May 202682.24 USD2.3%77.24 USD78.28 USD1.08-8.435.3MOn
1 May 202680.41 USD-5.9%76.99 USD78.15 USD1.21-8.868.1MOn
24 Apr 202685.43 USD-3.8%76.98 USD78.04 USD1.15-2.886.0MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.