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WALT DISNEY CO., $149.53, is still a buy. The entertainment and media conglomerate (symbol DIS on New York) is also the world’s largest theme-park operator.
Disney is now launching a new business that will let it enter the real estate market by developing residential communities for its most avid fans.
“Storyliving by Disney” will create master-planned neighbourhoods designed by members of the company’s research-and-development team; they’re known as “Imagineers.”
The first community will be built in Rancho Mirage, California, where Walt Disney himself once owned a home.
Some of the locations will be targeted toward older fans—focusing on residents age 55 and up—but not all....
Disney is now launching a new business that will let it enter the real estate market by developing residential communities for its most avid fans.
“Storyliving by Disney” will create master-planned neighbourhoods designed by members of the company’s research-and-development team; they’re known as “Imagineers.”
The first community will be built in Rancho Mirage, California, where Walt Disney himself once owned a home.
Some of the locations will be targeted toward older fans—focusing on residents age 55 and up—but not all....
ALLIANT ENERGY CORP. $56 (www.alliantenergy.com) is a buy. The company sells power and natural gas to 1.4 million clients in Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. With the February 2022 payment, Alliant raised your quarterly dividend by 6.2%....
NORTONLIFELOCK INC. $27 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol NLOK; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 581.9 million; Market cap: $15.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.0; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nortonlifelock.com) has two main businesses: Norton computer antivirus software; and LifeLock identity-theft protection.
NortonLifeLock will soon complete its acquisition of European cybersecurity firm Avast plc for $8 billion....
NortonLifeLock will soon complete its acquisition of European cybersecurity firm Avast plc for $8 billion....
The Finance sector offers investors a wide variety of options beyond traditional banks. Here are two great picks to expand your holdings in this sector.
EBAY INC. $55 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol EBAY; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 626.0 million; Market cap: $34.4 billion; Price to-sales ratio: 3.3; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ebay.com) operates e-commerce websites, in over 190 countries, where sellers pay fees to auction items or offer them at fixed prices.
In June 2021, eBay sold its classified ad business to Norway’s Adevinta ASA (Over-the-counter Pink Sheets symbol ADEVF)....
Shares of medical device makers Becton Dickinson and Baxter have stayed in a narrow range for the past two years as the COVID-19 pandemic forced hospitals to postpone routine procedures.
Now that the pandemic is easing, we feel both companies—and their shares—are poised for solid gains over the next few years....
Now that the pandemic is easing, we feel both companies—and their shares—are poised for solid gains over the next few years....
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic is easing and restaurants are re-opening, we expect many consumers will continue to eat most of their meals at home. As well, it’s likely that more of them will embrace online ordering and home delivery. Those trends should continue to fuel Metro’s share price—and your dividend.
METRO INC....
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NEWELL BRANDS INC. $24 remains a hold. The consumer products maker (Nasdaq symbol NWL; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 425.5 million; Market cap: $10.2 billion; Dividend yield: 3.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.newellbrands.com) last raised its quarterly dividend with the June 2017 payment....
A: The Cooper Companies Inc., $399.89, symbol COO on New York (Shares outstanding: 49.3 million; Market cap: $19.5 billion; www.coopercos.com), is a California-based healthcare business with two operating segments....
A: Rockwell Automation Inc., $260.18, symbol ROK on New York (Shares outstanding: 116.2 million; Market cap: $30.7 billion; www.rockwellautomation.com), provides industrial automation hardware and software products.
The company has three operating segments: Intelligent Devices (47% of 2021 sales), Lifecycle Services (25%), and Software and Control (28%)....
The company has three operating segments: Intelligent Devices (47% of 2021 sales), Lifecycle Services (25%), and Software and Control (28%)....
VONTIER CORP., $24.48, symbol VNT on New York, is focused on transportation and mobility solutions. The company’s portfolio of brands includes mobility technologies, retail and commercial fuelling, fleet management, telematics (vehicle communication systems), and vehicle diagnostics and repair.
Vontier reports that its products and services keep traffic flowing through more than 90,000 intersections, serve more than 260,000 customer fuelling sites, monitor more than 480,000 commercial vehicles, and equip over 600,000 auto technicians worldwide.
In October 2020, Fortive (symbol FTV on New York) spun off Vontier....
Vontier reports that its products and services keep traffic flowing through more than 90,000 intersections, serve more than 260,000 customer fuelling sites, monitor more than 480,000 commercial vehicles, and equip over 600,000 auto technicians worldwide.
In October 2020, Fortive (symbol FTV on New York) spun off Vontier....