TRANSCANADA CORP. $49 - Toronto symbol TRP

TRANSCANADA CORP. $49 (Toronto symbol TRP; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 707.4 million; Market cap: $34.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.8; Dividend yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.transcanada.com) could begin work on its Keystone XL oil pipeline later this year after the U.S. State Department said it wouldn’t significantly harm the environment. However, the U.S. government will probably postpone a final decision until after the November mid-term elections. So far, TransCanada has spent $2 billion on Keystone XL. If the U.S. rejects the plan, TransCanada could use some of the steel pipe, valves and pumps on its other pipelines. That would limit any potential writedown. TransCanada is a buy.