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MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. (Toronto symbols TPX.A $76 and TPX.B $75; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 216.5 million; Market cap: $16.2 billion; Dividend yield: 2.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.molsoncoors.com) is one of the world’s largest beer brewers.


The company last raised its quarterly dividend with the February 2015 payment....
MULLEN GROUP LTD. $9.86 (Toronto symbol MTL; Shares o/s: 104.8 million; Market cap: $1.03 billion; Dividend yield: 6.1%; www.mullen-group.com) provides specialized transport services, including trucking and logistics to the oil and natural gas industry in Canada and the U.S.


Mullen pays a monthly dividend of $0.05 a share: the stock yields a high 6.1%.


The company has expanded its business rapidly through acquisition....
SONY CORP. ADRs $52 (www.sony.net) has come under pressure from activist investor Daniel Loeb, who through his Third Point hedge fund controls $1.5 billion of the company’s shares, or about 2% of its market cap. The activist wants Sony to spin off its chip business as a separate company, and sell its stakes in publicly traded firms, including Sony Financial, Olympus and Spotify....
SYMANTEC CORP. $20 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 618.2 million; Market cap: $13.6 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.symantec.com) sells computer-security technology, including antivirus and email-filtering software, to businesses and consumers.


The stock is down 19.3% from its recent peak of $24.77 on April 17, 2019....
CONAGRA BRANDS INC. $29 (New York symbol CAG; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 485.9 million; Market cap: $14.1 billion; Dividend yield: 2.9%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.conagra.com) makes packaged foods, including Chef Boyardee canned pasta, Hunt’s tomato sauce, Peter Pan peanut butter, Orville Redenbacher popcorn and Reddi-wip whipped cream.


Activist investor Jana Partners continues to hold roughly 3% of Conagra’s shares....
CAMPBELL SOUP CO. $41 (New York symbol CPB; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 301.2 million; Market cap: $12.3 billion; Dividend yield: 3.4%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.campbellsoupcompany.com) recently completed a strategic review of its operations....
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $130.56 New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (201-714-3000; www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 116.1 million; Market cap: $15.1 billion; Dividend yield: 1.5%) has completed the acquisition of Ireland-based Rockall Technologies Ltd....
FIRSTSERVICE CORP. $131.32 (Toronto symbol FSV; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-960-9500; www.firstservice.com; Shares outstanding: 34.7 million; Market cap: $4.7 billion; Dividend yield: 0.6%) has agreed to buy Global Restoration Holdings, the parent company of Interstate Restoration and FirstOnSite Restoration....
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