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The four processed food giants we analyze below are responding to shifting consumer demand for more-healthful products and are launching new foods with less sugar and salt. In response to those changing tastes, packaged-food makers are also cutting costs, which should let them maintain their current dividends....
WESTJET AIRLINES LTD., $30.10, Toronto symbol WJA, serves over 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe.
The stock jumped 62% this week after the company accepted a $31.00-a-share all-cash takeover offer from Onex Corp....
The stock jumped 62% this week after the company accepted a $31.00-a-share all-cash takeover offer from Onex Corp....
METRO INC., $49.25, Toronto symbol MRU, operates over 600 grocery stores and 650 drugstores, mainly in Quebec and Ontario.
On May 11, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of Jean Coutu Group. That drugstore chain operates 418 franchised locations in Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario....
On May 11, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of Jean Coutu Group. That drugstore chain operates 418 franchised locations in Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario....
A: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., $51.77, symbol WBA on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 914.3 million; Market cap: $47.3 billion; www.walgreensbootsalliance.com), is one of the world’s largest operators of retail drugstores, with over 18,500 outlets in 11 countries....
A: Recipe Unlimited Corp., $26.55, symbol RECP on Toronto, (Shares outstanding: 62.4 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; www.cara.com), changed its name from Cara Operations (symbol CAO) in May 2018. The company has a long history in Canada. It was founded in 1883 and is the country’s oldest restaurant company....
WAJAX CORP. $15.74 (Toronto symbol WJX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (905-212-3300; www.wajax.ca; Shares outstanding: 20.2 million; Market cap: $315.6 million; Dividend yield: 6.4%) sells and services cranes, forklifts and other heavy equipment....
INTACT FINANCIAL $117.70 (Toronto symbol IFC; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-341-1464; www.intactfc.com; Shares outstanding: 139.2 million; Market cap: $16.4 billion; Dividend yield: 2.6%) is Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty coverage, insuring more than five million individuals and businesses....
SNC-LAVALIN GROUP INC. $27 (Toronto symbol SNC; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 175.6 million; Market cap: $4.7 billion; Dividend yield: 1.5%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.snclavalin.com) is a leading Canadian engineering and construction company that specializes in large-scale infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, transit systems and water-treatment plants.
SNC’s revenue rose 16.4%, from $8.24 billion in 2014 to $9.59 billion in 2015....
SNC’s revenue rose 16.4%, from $8.24 billion in 2014 to $9.59 billion in 2015....
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