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WALMART INC., $157.93, New York symbol WMT, is a buy.
The company is the world’s biggest retailer, with 10,482 outlets in 24 countries.
Walmart continues to benefit as inflation draws more shoppers to its value-focused stores, particularly for groceries and health products....
The company is the world’s biggest retailer, with 10,482 outlets in 24 countries.
Walmart continues to benefit as inflation draws more shoppers to its value-focused stores, particularly for groceries and health products....
Electronic Arts and Warner Music soared during the pandemic but have now given up some of those gains. Still, we like their prospects in their competitive niche markets, and each is well-priced for new buying.
WARNER MUSIC GROUP, $33.61, is a buy. Through your shares (Nasdaq symbol WMG; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.wmg.com; Shares outstanding: 515.7 million; Market cap: $17.0 billion; Dividend yield: 2.0%) you benefit from the growth of one of the world’s leading music entertainment companies....
WARNER MUSIC GROUP, $33.61, is a buy. Through your shares (Nasdaq symbol WMG; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.wmg.com; Shares outstanding: 515.7 million; Market cap: $17.0 billion; Dividend yield: 2.0%) you benefit from the growth of one of the world’s leading music entertainment companies....
The pandemic presented this firm with unique challenges. However, it remained profitable and is now well positioned to keep prospering as the economy rebounds. Trends underway—as well as its strong position in key markets—will power its gains. The stock is a Power Buy.
STERIS PLC, $227.27, is a buy. The firm (New York symbol STE; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.steris.com; Shares outstanding: 98.8 million; Market cap: $22.7 billion; Dividend yield: 0.9%) sells sterilization equipment, surgical tables, and other products and services used in hospitals and laboratories.
Steris operates in four segments: Healthcare (65% of revenues), Applied Sterilization Technologies (17%), Life Sciences (11%), and Dental (7%)....
A: Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc., $17.10, symbol NBLY on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 44.7 million; Market cap: $815.3 million; www.neighbourlypharmacy.ca), is Canada’s largest and fastest-growing network of community pharmacies....
A: ATS Corp., $56.95, symbol ATS on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 98.9 million; Market cap: $5.8 billion; www.atsautomation.com), was formerly known as ATS Automation Tooling Systems.
ATS provides some of the world’s top manufacturers with factory automation solutions....
ATS provides some of the world’s top manufacturers with factory automation solutions....
FAIR ISAAC CORP., $860.11, is a buy for our subscribers. Investors in this stock draw gains from a company (symbol FICO on New York) best known for its FICO Scores software. It lets lenders make better decisions about customer creditworthiness....
Oil prices shot up to over $120 U.S. a barrel in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but have since eased to around $84 U.S. Despite that drop, Cenovus continues to pay down its debt. That improving balance sheet also sets you up for even higher dividends and buybacks, even if oil falls to $45 U.S.
CENOVUS ENERGY INC....
CENOVUS ENERGY INC....
METRO INC. $71 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol MRU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 232.8 million; Market cap: $16.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.metro.ca) operates 960 grocery stores and 650 drugstores, in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick.
The company has yet to reach a new contract with the union representing 3,700 workers at its 27 supermarkets in the Greater Toronto Area....
The company has yet to reach a new contract with the union representing 3,700 workers at its 27 supermarkets in the Greater Toronto Area....
The Bank of Canada has now increased its benchmark interest rate by another 25 basis points—to 5.0%—in response to still-high inflation.
Generally, higher interest rates diminish the appeal of dividend-paying utility stocks, as investors shift to better-yielding bonds....
Loblaw and Canada’s other big supermarket operators have come under pressure for generating strong profits in the wake of the pandemic. The earnings growth in part reflects higher food prices at its stores as the company passes along its own higher costs.
Still, Loblaw’s success at finding new ways to lower its cost, such as installing more self-serve checkouts, has also fuelled its profit gains....
Still, Loblaw’s success at finding new ways to lower its cost, such as installing more self-serve checkouts, has also fuelled its profit gains....