bombardier

Toronto symbols BBD.A and BBD.B, is the world’s third-largest maker of passenger aircraft, after Boeing and Airbus. It also makes passenger railcars.

BOMBARDIER INC., Toronto symbols BBD.A $149.68 and BBD.B $149.75, is still a hold.

The company now focuses solely on making private luxury and business jet planes following the January 2021 sale of its passenger railcar business to France’s Alstom SA.

The stock jumped over 25% this week after Bombardier announced a major new order from an undisclosed buyer.

This deal has firm orders for 50 of the company’s Challenger and Global jets worth $1.7 billion (all amounts except share prices in U.S....
These three leading industrial firms have moved up lately, even though tariffs will likely add to their costs. Those gains reflect the vital products and services these companies sell to niche markets.


All three also have solid long-term prospects and trade at attractive multiples to their earnings....
THOMSON REUTERS CORP., $254.64, Toronto symbol TRI, is your #1 Conservative Buy for 2025.

The company sells specialized information (mainly through electronic channels) to professionals in the legal, and tax and accounting fields. It also owns the Reuters news service.

Despite the current economic uncertainty, demand for Thomson’s legal and tax information products remains steady.

In the quarter ended March 31, 2025, revenue rose 0.8%, to $1.90 billion from $1.89 billion a year earlier (all amounts except share price in U.S....

Both Bombardier and CAE remain vulnerable to changing tariff policies in the U.S. and other countries. Still, we prefer CAE for new buying given its broader geographic operations and higher revenue from services.


BOMBARDIER INC. is a hold. The company (Toronto symbols BBD.A $86 and BBD.B $86; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 98.4 million; Market cap: $8.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend suspended in February 2015; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.bombardier.com) now focuses solely on making private luxury and business jet planes following the January 2021 sale of its passenger railcar business to France’s Alstom SA.


The company has five production facilities: two in Canada (Toronto and Montreal); two in the U.S....
These three manufacturers operate plants across North America. That makes them vulnerable to rising input costs if the U.S. imposes a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico.


Despite tariff uncertainty, we still like the long-term prospects for CAE and Linamar....
For 2025, we have selected Honeywell as your #1 Spinoff Buy.

Following a long series of acquisitions over the past few decades, the company is now a major conglomerate with many businesses spread across a variety of industries. That makes Honeywell a prime candidate for a breakup to simplify its operations and unlock the value of those businesses.

The company agrees and recently announced the spinoff of one of its smaller businesses....
SUNCOR ENERGY INC., $52.37, Toronto symbol SU, is a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest integrated oil firm, with major projects in the Alberta oil sands. It also operates four refineries (three in Canada and one in Colorado), along with over 1,800 Petro-Canada gas stations.

Suncor now expects to spend between $6.1 billion and $6.3 billion on exploration and upgrades in 2025....
BOMBARDIER INC., Toronto symbols BBD.A $96.77 and BBD.B $96.77, is still a hold for aggressive investors.

The company now focuses solely on making private luxury and business jet planes following the sale of its passenger railcar business to France’s Alstom SA in January 2021.

The stock fell 7% this week after U.S....
CENOVUS ENERGY INC., $21.89, Toronto symbol CVE, remains a buy for the Resources section of your portfolio.

The company is now Canada’s third-largest producer of oil and natural gas after Canadian Natural Resources and Suncor (see next Hotline item)....
BOMBARDIER INC. $108 (www.bombardier.com) is a hold. The company now focuses solely on making private luxury and business jet planes following the January 2021 sale of its passenger railcar business to France’s Alstom SA. Bombardier is in the process of shifting production of its Global line of jets from its facility at Downsview Airport in Toronto to a new assembly site at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport....