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WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS INC. $71 remains a buy. The company (New York symbol WH; Cyclical-Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 93.4 million; Market cap: $6.6 billion; Dividend yield: 0.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average, www.wyndhamhotels.com) is a hotel franchiser with 8,900 hotels (796,000 rooms) in 95 countries. With the pandemic easing, Wyndham raised your quarterly dividend by 100.0% with the March 2021 payment. The new annual rate of $0.64 yields 0.9%. The company is also building 260 new hotels as part of its long-term plan to add 950 hotels (with a total of 140,000 rooms). Wyndham Hotels is a buy. TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $104 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TIH; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 82.5 million; Market cap: $8.6 billion; Dividend yield: 1.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.toromont.com) distributes a range of industrial equipment, including Caterpillar machinery, in eastern Canada. It also makes refrigeration systems through its CIMCO business. With the July 2021 payment, Toromont raised…