12 Reddit Stocks with High Potential

10. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:WH)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 42

Average Upside Potential as of April 15: 36.40%

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:WH) operates as a hotel franchisor. It licenses its lodging brands and provides related services to third-party hotel owners and others along with full-service international managed business services. It is also involved in the guest loyalty program business. It has a vast hotel brand portfolio.

In Q4 2024, the company’s direct franchising system in China achieved a 16% increase in net rooms, which added 60+ new hotels to Wyndham’s portfolio within China. These were both new additions and conversions of existing properties. Wyndham secured 150 new direct franchise agreements in China in 2024, which built a total pipeline of ~400 direct franchise hotels in the region. These hotels are projected to generate greater revenue per available room (PAR), with an average FeePAR that is 40% higher than the current average for Wyndham’s direct franchise hotels in China.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:WH) highlighted that its overall net room growth for the year would have been 0.4% higher without the slower growth of legacy agreements. Direct franchising in China showed a 13% average annual growth rate over the last 3 years, while the company’s older master franchise agreements in the same region showed around 1% growth.