Dividend rises with travel volumes

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TRAVEL + LEISURE CO. $56 is a buy. The company (New York symbol TNL; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 85.7 million; Market cap: $4.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average, www.travelandleisureco.com) is the new name for Wyndham Destinations after its purchase of the Travel + Leisure brand from Meredith Corp. (New York symbol MDP) for $100 million. Travel + Leisure is now the world’s largest vacation-ownership and exchange company with 245 timeshare resorts and 880,000 owners. Now that travel volumes are rising as more countries relax their COVID-19 restrictions, the company is increasing its quarterly dividend by 14.3% with the March 31, 2022 payment, to $0.40 from $0.35. The new annual rate of $1.60 yields 2.9%. Travel + Leisure is a buy. buy…