Broadridge Financial Solutions

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. $139 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares o/s: 115.2 million; Market cap: $16.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Div. yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.broadridge.com) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.


Broadridge is now raising its quarterly dividend by 6.5% with the October 2020 payment, to $0.575 a share from $0.54....

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $137.30 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.broadridge.com; Shares o/s: 115.2 million; Market cap: $15.8 billion; Dividend yield: 1.7%) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.


Broadridge is now trading at all-time highs after reporting stronger results in the latest quarter.


For the three months ended June 30, 2020, revenue rose 12.4%, to $1.36 billion from $1.21 billion a year earlier....

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. $134 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; High-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 114.8 million; Market cap: $15.4 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.broadridge.com) last raised its quarterly dividend with the October 2019 payment....

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INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. $105 (www.iff.com) is still a buy. The company plans to merge with the nutition and biosciences business of DuPont (New York symbol DD). DuPont shareholders will own 55.4% of the combined company, with IFF shareholders owning the rest....

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP. $2.28 is still a hold. The company (New York symbol BGG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 42.5 million; Market cap: $96.9 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.1; Dividend suspended in March 2020; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.briggsandstratton.com) makes lawnmower engines, portable power generators, pressure washers, and snowblowers and throwers.


Under a new strategy to protect investor value, Briggs will focus on making engines for industrial and consumer uses, standby power generators and commercial battery systems....

The COVID-19 outbreak could prompt many businesses to cut their spending on important equipment such as video surveillance systems (made by Motorola Solutions) and self-serve cash registers (NCR). However, we believe many other businesses will see that as a false economy because these products help them operate more efficiently....

Cintas investors already expect the COVID-19 pandemic to hurt demand for the company’s uniform services, particularly from restaurants and hotels.


However, invests will benefit from higher demand for uniforms, including scrubs, from hospitals and healthcare providers....

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. $33 is a buy. This company (New York symbol ADM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 556.7 million; Market cap: $18.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Divd. yield: 4.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.adm.com) is a leading processor of corn, wheat, soybeans, canola and other crops for flour, oils and other food ingredients....

In response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, these four fast-food operators have closed their dine-in areas. However, they continue to serve customers with take-out and drive-thru facilities. Recent investments in their home-delivery operations have proven timely, as those upgrades are now helping them cope as more people eat at home.


We feel that all four will rebound quickly in the next few months once they resume normal operations....