Great quarter for Wyndham

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WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE $25.76 (New York symbol WYN; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (973-753-6000; www.wyndhamworldwide.com; Shares outstanding: 178.6 million; Market cap: $4.6 billion; Dividend yield: 1.9%) earned $0.51 a share in the three months ended June 30, 2010, up 30.8% from $0.39 a year earlier. Revenue rose 5%, to $963 million from $920 million. The higher results mostly reflect the recovering global economy, which is pushing up travel demand and increasing the number of guests at Wyndham’s hotels. Wyndham now expects to earn between $1.78 and $1.88 a share this year. It trades at 14.1 times the midpoint of that range. Wyndham Worldwide is still a buy. buy…