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BECTON DICKINSON & CO. $219 (New York symbol BDX; Conservative Growth Portfolio; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 266.2 million; Market cap: $58.3 billion; Price-tosales ratio: 4.8; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bd.com) has now completed its $25 billion takeover of C.R....
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE $116 (Toronto symbol CM; Income-Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 443.8 million; Market cap: $51.4 billion; Dividend yield: 4.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.cibc.com) is Canada’s fifthlargest bank with assets of $586.9 billion.
Starting with the April 2018 payment, CIBC will raise its quarterly dividend by 2.3%, to $1.33 a share from $1.30....
Starting with the April 2018 payment, CIBC will raise its quarterly dividend by 2.3%, to $1.33 a share from $1.30....
A: Exco Technologies Ltd., $9.41, symbol XTC on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 42.4 million; Market cap: $402.9 million; www.excocorp.com), operates in two segments: Automotive Solutions, and Casting and Extrusion.
Exco’s Automotive Solutions business designs and makes plastic trays and blow-moulded cargo organizers for automobiles....
Exco’s Automotive Solutions business designs and makes plastic trays and blow-moulded cargo organizers for automobiles....
A: WestRock, $65.45, symbol WRK on New York (Shares outstanding: 254.8 million; Market cap: $16.6 billion; www.westrock.com), is a leading provider of packaging materials and systems....
STUART OLSON INC. $6.20 (Toronto symbol SOX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (780-454-3667; www. stuartolson.com; Shares outstanding: 27.4 million; Market cap: $169.7 million; Dividend yield: 7.7%) provides governments and businesses with construction, electrical contracting, earthmoving and insulation services....
FIRSTSERVICE CORP. $86.33 (Toronto symbol FSV; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-960-9500; www. firstservice.com; Shares outstanding: 34.6 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; Dividend yield: 0.8%) set up its commercial real estate business, Colliers International Group, as a separate company on June 1, 2015....
MAJOR DRILLING $6.90 (Toronto symbol MDI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-866-264-3986; www.majordrilling. com; Shares outstanding: 80.3 million; Market cap: $534.0 million; No dividends paid) is a large contract driller that mainly serves the mining industry.
The company believes that mining companies continue to deplete the world’s more easily accessible mineral reserves....
The company believes that mining companies continue to deplete the world’s more easily accessible mineral reserves....
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL $57.71 (New York symbol QSR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (905-845-6511; www.rbi.com; Shares o/s: 478.0 million; Market cap: $27.6 billion; Divd. yield: 3.1%) is the world’s third-largest fast-food operator after McDonald’s (No....
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE $121.67 (New York symbol WYN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (973-753-6000; www.wyndhamworldwide. com; Shares outstanding: 101.3 million; Market cap: $12.0 billion; Dividend yield: 1.9%) will now buy the hotel franchise and management businesses of La Quinta Holdings, symbol LQ on New York, for $1.95 billion.
Under the terms of the deal, Wyndham will acquire La Quinta’s hotel franchise and management business after La Quinta spins off its real-estate assets as CorePoint Lodging Inc.
The La Quinta acquisition adds the management of 900 hotels to Wyndham’s portfolio....
Under the terms of the deal, Wyndham will acquire La Quinta’s hotel franchise and management business after La Quinta spins off its real-estate assets as CorePoint Lodging Inc.
The La Quinta acquisition adds the management of 900 hotels to Wyndham’s portfolio....
ADT INC. $11.94 (New York symbol ADT) makes security products for residential customers and businesses. They include wireless cameras, burglary alarms and surveillance systems.
In May 2016, private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC (New York symbol APO) bought ADT, an offshoot of the former Tyco conglomerate, for $6.93 billion.
On January 19, 2018, ADT completed an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York exchange....
In May 2016, private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC (New York symbol APO) bought ADT, an offshoot of the former Tyco conglomerate, for $6.93 billion.
On January 19, 2018, ADT completed an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York exchange....