alimentation couche-tard
Toronto symbol ATD.B, is the largest convenience store operator in Canada, with over 2,000 stores. It also has more than 3,000 U.S. stores in 28 states.
ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD $66.95 (Toronto symbol ATD.B: TSINetwork Rating: Average) (1-800-361- 2612; www.couchetard.com; Shares outstanding: 567.4 million; Market cap: $37.8 billion; Dividend yield: 0.5%) operates 10,869 convenience stores throughout North America and Europe.
In the three months ended October 15, 2017, sales jumped 43.8%, to $12.14 billion from $8.45 billion a year earlier (all figures except share price in U.S....
In the three months ended October 15, 2017, sales jumped 43.8%, to $12.14 billion from $8.45 billion a year earlier (all figures except share price in U.S....
METRO INC. $41 (Toronto symbol MRU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 227.1 million; Market cap: $9.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.metro.ca) operates 600 grocery stores and 250 drugstores, in Quebec and Ontario.
To compete with larger grocery chains like Loblaw and Sobeys, Metro has used acquisitions to expand its market share....
To compete with larger grocery chains like Loblaw and Sobeys, Metro has used acquisitions to expand its market share....
A growth-by-acquisition strategy helped Parkland Fuel Corp. reach a new high—and sustain a high yield—but it comes with extra risk and added debt.
ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD $59.11 (Toronto symbol ATD.B: TSINetwork Rating: Average) (1-800-361-2612; couchetard.com; Shs. o/s: 567.4 million; Market cap: $33.7 billion; Divd. yield: 0.6%) will repurchase 4.3 million of its Class B voting shares from Metro Inc....
A: Parkland Fuel Corp., $26.14, symbol PKI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 130.5 million; Market cap: $3.4 billion, www.parkland.ca), operates gas stations, convenience stores and a fuel-distribution business for motorists, businesses, households and wholesale customers in Canada and the U.S.
The company’s shares have moved down from a new high of over $32 in May to today’s price.
Parkland’s shares had moved up from around $23 last August to that new high mostly after Alimentation Couche-Tard, as part of its deal to buy CST, agreed to sell a significant portion of CST’s Canadian assets to Parkland for $986.0 million....
The company’s shares have moved down from a new high of over $32 in May to today’s price.
Parkland’s shares had moved up from around $23 last August to that new high mostly after Alimentation Couche-Tard, as part of its deal to buy CST, agreed to sell a significant portion of CST’s Canadian assets to Parkland for $986.0 million....
METRO INC. $42 (Toronto symbol MRU; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding 227.7 million; Market cap: $9.6 billion; Dividend yield: 1.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.metro.ca) operates 590 grocery stores and 250 drugstores in Quebec and Ontario.
The company last raised its quarterly dividend by 16.1%, with the March 2017 payment....
The company last raised its quarterly dividend by 16.1%, with the March 2017 payment....
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....
Shares of Loblaw and Metro—and many other grocers— fell on news that online retailer Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq symbol AMZN and a recommendation of Stock Pickers Digest) will buy organic grocery chain Whole Foods (New York symbol WFM). It will pay $13.7 billion U.S.
Investors fear that Amazon’s e-commerce expertise will let it capture a large share of the grocery retail business in the same way it has disrupted sellers of books, music and clothing.
However, Loblaw and Metro already let their customers order groceries online and pick them up at the store....
Investors fear that Amazon’s e-commerce expertise will let it capture a large share of the grocery retail business in the same way it has disrupted sellers of books, music and clothing.
However, Loblaw and Metro already let their customers order groceries online and pick them up at the store....
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Generally speaking, stocks in the Resources & Commodities sector and the Manufacturing & Industry sector expose you to above-average volatility....
A key element of our investment advice is to spread your money across most if not all the five economic sectors: Finance; Utilities; Consumer Goods & Services; Resources & Commodities; and Manufacturing & Industry. That way, you avoid overloading yourself with stocks that are about to slump simply because of industry conditions or changes in investor fashion.
Generally speaking, stocks in the Resources & Commodities sector and the Manufacturing & Industry sector expose you to above-average volatility....
Generally speaking, stocks in the Resources & Commodities sector and the Manufacturing & Industry sector expose you to above-average volatility....