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AVON PRODUCTS INC. $2.27 (New York symbol AVP; Consumer Sector; Shares outstanding: 440.0 million; Market cap: $998.8 million; Takeover Target Rating: High; No dividend paid; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www. avoncompany.com) is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of cosmetics, fragrances, and skincare and personal-care products (74%)....
THE CHEMOURS CO. $49 (New York symbol CC; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 185.2 million; Market cap: $9.1 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; Dividend yield 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.chemours.com) began trading in July 2015 after Du- Pont spun off the company....
In 2000, the old Hewlett-Packard spun off its testing equipment business (Agilent). Since then, Agilent has completed two spinoffs of its own: Verigy (in 2006), a maker of computer chip testing gear; and Keysight (in 2014), focused on products for testing electronic equipment....
Ebitda stands for “earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization,” and it looks at the cash an underlying business can make. However, it has its limitations.
BCE INC. $57 (www.bce.ca) recently acquired AlarmForce Industries for $182 million. BCE will now sell AlarmForce’s Western Canadian operations (B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan) to TELUS CORP. $45 (www. telus.com) for $66.5 million. The deal makes sense for both companies....
We recently selected CGI Group as our top Aggressive stock pick for 2018. That’s mainly because we feel it is in a strong position to profit as more businesses and governments outsource their increasingly complex computing functions to specialists like CGI.
The company also has an ambitious plan to double its size in the next few years, probably through acquisitions....
The company also has an ambitious plan to double its size in the next few years, probably through acquisitions....
Smaller companies can generate higher returns than their larger counterparts, but they are often riskier and less liquid, and may underperform for long periods.
Small stocks are also more volatile in times of unsettled or falling markets.
Still, if you focus on the best-quality small companies— or ETFs that hold those stocks—they can be a worthwhile addition to a well-balanced portfolio.
Do small companies have an edge?
Small companies trading on U.S....
Small stocks are also more volatile in times of unsettled or falling markets.
Still, if you focus on the best-quality small companies— or ETFs that hold those stocks—they can be a worthwhile addition to a well-balanced portfolio.
Do small companies have an edge?
Small companies trading on U.S....
A: Genworth MI Canada, $41.30, symbol MIC on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 91.9 million; Market cap: $3.7 billion; www.genworth.ca), is the second largest Canadian mortgage insurer. It provides this service through its subsidiary, Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company of Canada.
Genworth’s U.S....
Genworth’s U.S....
TRANSCANADA CORP. $56.63 (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 800.3 million; Market cap: $49.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.4%; www.transcanada.com) operates a 91,500-kilometre pipeline network that pumps natural gas from Alberta to eastern Canada and the U.S....
BCE INC. $57.52 (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares o/s: 900.4 million; Market cap: $51.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.0%; www.bce.ca) has completed the acquisition of AlarmForce Industries (symbol AF on Toronto). The purchase price was $182 million.
BCE will now sell AlarmForce’s Western Canadian opertions to TELUS $46.31 (Toronto symbol T; Shares o/s: 594.5 million; Market cap: $27.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd....
BCE will now sell AlarmForce’s Western Canadian opertions to TELUS $46.31 (Toronto symbol T; Shares o/s: 594.5 million; Market cap: $27.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd....