Insider Trading March 19, 2026

Travel & Leisure General Counsel Sells $2.2M in Stock as Sector Updates Surface

James J. Savina trims position; Wyndham moves on dividend, CFO and a $650M debt sale; Citizens lifts TNL target after strong Q4

By Ajmal Hussain TNL
Travel & Leisure General Counsel Sells $2.2M in Stock as Sector Updates Surface
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James J. Savina, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Travel & Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL), sold 31,596 shares on March 17, 2026, for $2,223,726. The transaction leaves Savina with 46,980 shares. Separately, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts announced a dividend increase, a CFO appointment and a $650 million senior notes offering. Citizens raised its price target on Travel + Leisure to $90 following stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results.

Key Points

  • James J. Savina, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Travel & Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL), sold 31,596 shares on March 17, 2026, for $2,223,726 at a weighted average price of $70.38, with transaction prices between $69.97 and $70.54.
  • Wyndham Hotels & Resorts increased its quarterly dividend by 5% to $0.43 per share payable March 30, 2026; appointed Amit Sripathi as CFO, replacing interim Kurt Albert; and priced $650 million of senior notes at 5.625% due 2033 to repay borrowings and for general corporate purposes.
  • Citizens raised its price target on Travel + Leisure to $90 from $80, keeping a Market Outperform rating after Travel + Leisure reported adjusted diluted EPS of $1.83 and adjusted EBITDA of $272 million, both above estimates and guidance.

James J. Savina, who serves as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Travel & Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL), executed multiple sales of company common stock on March 17, 2026. The total disposition amounted to 31,596 shares for aggregate proceeds of $2,223,726. The trades were completed at a weighted average price of $70.38 per share, with individual transactions ranging between $69.97 and $70.54.

Following these transactions, Savina directly holds 46,980 shares of Travel & Leisure Co. The filing provides the precise share counts and pricing bands for the trades but does not include a stated reason for the sale.


Additional corporate developments affecting travel and hospitality companies were disclosed alongside the insider transaction. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts announced a 5% increase in its quarterly dividend, raising the payout to $0.43 per share. The dividend is scheduled to be paid on March 30, 2026, to shareholders of record as of March 20, 2026.

Wyndham also announced an executive change in its finance leadership, appointing Amit Sripathi as Chief Financial Officer. Sripathi succeeds Kurt Albert, who had been serving in the role on an interim basis.

On the financing front, Wyndham priced a $650 million senior notes offering carrying a 5.625% coupon and maturing in 2033. The company stated its plans to use the proceeds to repay outstanding borrowings and for general corporate purposes.


Separately, Citizens Capital Markets moved to raise its price target on Travel + Leisure stock to $90 from $80 and maintained a Market Outperform rating. The analyst action followed Travel + Leisure’s fourth-quarter results, which reported adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.83. That EPS figure exceeded both Citizens’ estimate and consensus expectations.

Travel & Leisure also reported adjusted EBITDA of $272 million for the period, a result that surpassed forecast models and the company’s own guided range. Citizens cited those stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter metrics when revising its target and reiterating an outperform stance.

Taken together, the insider sale at Travel & Leisure and the parallel corporate announcements from Wyndham, plus the analyst reassessment from Citizens, are the most notable disclosures in this round of filings and releases. The filings provide transaction sizes, timing, price ranges and stated uses of proceeds where applicable, while leaving certain motivations and long-term implications unspecified.

Risks

  • The insider filing does not include a reason for the sale, leaving investors without an explicit explanation for Savina’s reduction in direct holdings; this creates an information gap for shareholders in the travel sector.
  • Wyndham’s senior notes offering is intended to repay borrowings and cover general corporate purposes; the latter term is broad and does not detail specific uses of proceeds, creating uncertainty about the company’s capital allocation decisions in the hospitality sector.
  • Citizens’ upgraded price target and Market Outperform rating rely on Travel + Leisure’s fourth-quarter results; the article does not provide forward guidance on sustainability of that performance, which leaves future earnings trajectory uncertain for investors.

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