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Trading on Toronto’s Venture Exchange, Pure Multi-Family REIT runs the risk of heavy concentration in one U.S. state, but has rising revenues and a 5.5% yield.
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA $93 (Toronto symbol RY; Income-Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $139.5 billion; Dividend yield: 3.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www. rbc.com) is Canada’s largest bank, with assets of $1.2 trillion....
ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $38 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 85.0 million; Market cap: $3.2 billion; Dividend yield: 4.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.alliedreit.com) owns 156 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities....
Dear client:
BCE continues to spend heavily to improve its high-speed Internet and wireless networks. The upgrades will help the utility hang on to its existing customers and attract new ones. That’s especially true in Western Canada, where BCE’s recent purchase of Manitoba Telecom also positions it for strong growth.
The company’s stable cash flow is more than enough to cover the costs of those network improvements....
BCE continues to spend heavily to improve its high-speed Internet and wireless networks. The upgrades will help the utility hang on to its existing customers and attract new ones. That’s especially true in Western Canada, where BCE’s recent purchase of Manitoba Telecom also positions it for strong growth.
The company’s stable cash flow is more than enough to cover the costs of those network improvements....
All five of these firms operate businesses with specialized products and services that are hard to replace. That helps protect them from new competitors. They also fuel their growth by developing new products and making acquisitions. However, not all of them are currently buys.
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC....
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC....
Dear Client:
In July 2015, eBay spun off its PayPal business as a separate company. eBay investors received one PayPal share for each share they held.
Share prices for both have jumped since the spinoff. That’s mainly because each is now focused on the expansion of its main businesses....
In July 2015, eBay spun off its PayPal business as a separate company. eBay investors received one PayPal share for each share they held.
Share prices for both have jumped since the spinoff. That’s mainly because each is now focused on the expansion of its main businesses....
A: Panera Bread (formerly symbol PNRA on Nasdaq), is now a private company following its acquisition by Luxembourg-based JAB Holdings. It’s the investment vehicle of Germany’s billionaire Reimann family. It has snapped up several U.S.-based breakfast and coffee companies in recent years and now owns Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Keurig Green Mountain, Caribou Coffee and Peet’s Coffee & Tea.
The Panera bid was formally announced on April 5, 2017, and helped lift the stock about 20% to its purchase offer of $315 U.S....
The Panera bid was formally announced on April 5, 2017, and helped lift the stock about 20% to its purchase offer of $315 U.S....
CAMECO CORP. $12.62 (Toronto symbol CCO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (306-956-6200; www.cameco.com; Shares outstanding: 396.0 million; Market cap: $5.0 billion; Dividend yield 3.2%) is up 8% on heightened investor interest in it and other depressed uranium stocks....
ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD $60.65 (Toronto symbol ATD.B: TSINetwork Rating: Average) (1-800-3612612; www.couchetard.com; Shares outstanding: 567.4 million; Market cap: $34.8 billion; Dividend yield: 0.6%) operates 10,869 convenience stores throughout North America and Europe.
In the three months ended April 30, 2017, sales increased 30.1%, to $9.62 billion from $7.40 billion a year earlier (all figures except share price in U.S....
In the three months ended April 30, 2017, sales increased 30.1%, to $9.62 billion from $7.40 billion a year earlier (all figures except share price in U.S....
NORTH WEST CO. $29.98 (Toronto symbol NWC; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (604-231-1100; www.northwest.ca; Shares outstanding: 48.7 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; Dividend yield: 4.3%) sells food and everyday products and services through 231 stores. Those locations are mainly in northern communities across Canada and Alaska....