Upcoming spinoffs & other opportunities

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WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORP. $112 (New York symbol WYN; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 101.2 million; Market cap: $11.3 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.wyndhamworldwide.com) plans to spin off its hotel business as Wyndham Hotel Group. The company expects to complete the transaction in the second quarter of 2018. That hotel group manages properties around the world under names such as Wyndham, Dolce Hotels and Resorts, Ramada Worldwide, Days Inn, and many others. In addition to that spinoff, Wyndham Worldwide plans to sell its European vacation rentals unit. In early November, media reports suggested that Airbnb was interested in buying that business for over $1 billion. In the three months ended September 30, 2017, the hotel group’s revenue rose 1.1%, to $368.0 million from $364.0 million a year earlier. That business accounted for 22% of the company’s overall revenue of $1.7 billion. The rest came from property rentals (31% of total revenue) and vacation ownership (47%). Wyndham itself…