Updating Suncor Energy Inc., Torstar Corp. and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

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SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $35 (Toronto symbol SU; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $52.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www. suncor.com) has now acquired 84.2% of Canadian Oil Sands (Toronto symbol COS). That firm owns 36.74% of the Syncrude oil sands project in northern Alberta. The takeover gives Suncor 48.74% of Syncrude, and allows it to improve the project’s efficiency and profits. Under the terms of its takeover offer, Canadian Oil Sands investors each received 0.28 of a Suncor share for every share they own. If you include Canadian Oil Sands’ debt, the deal is worth $6.6 billion. Suncor expects to acquire the remaining shares in the next few weeks. Suncor is a buy. TORSTAR CORP. $1.82 (Toronto symbol TS.B; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 80.5 million; Market cap: $146.5 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend yield: 14.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www. torstar.com) launched a digital version…