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LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD., $186.54, Toronto symbol L, is a buy.

The company operates 1,113 supermarkets under several banners, including Loblaws, Zehrs, Provigo, Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills. It also operates 1,354 associate-owned Shoppers Drug Mart locations.

Loblaw is now selling its 42 Wellwise by Shoppers outlets to Verillium Health Care....
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....
ACI Worldwide and Broadridge have winning business models, especially in today’s expanding financial markets. We believe that will lead to strong growth in future years. Both are hitting new highs, but we still see them as buys.


ACI WORLDWIDE, $52.88, is a buy. The firm (Nasdaq symbol ACIW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (Shares outstanding: 104.9 million; Market cap: $5.6 billion; No dividends paid) is the leading software provider for processing transactions by credit cards, debit cards, automated teller machines, point-of-sale terminals and interbank systems....
Shopify offers merchants of all sizes Internet-based software to design, set up and manage e-commerce stores across multiple sales channels. It also handles digital payments and shipping.


SHOPIFY, $153.03, remains a buy. The company (Toronto symbol SHOP; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.shopify.ca; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $197.0 billion; No dividends paid) is now reporting its purchase of two important website domains from EMERGE Commerce Ltd....

Intact Financial hit an all-time high in December 2024—and while the shares have dropped a bit lately, they’re still up a spectacular 501% since we first recommended them at $42.95 in our April 2010 issue. We think this Power Buy is poised to keep moving even higher for you, our subscribers.


INTACT FINANCIAL, $258.07, is a Power Buy. The insurer (Toronto symbol IFC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.intactfc.com; Shares outstanding: 178.4 million; Market cap: $45.7 billion; Dividend yield: 1.9%) is Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty coverage: it insures more than five million individuals and businesses....
In the Globe & Mail, The Successful Investor highlights six Japanese ADRs to tap the Nikkei’s future gains.
iShares MSCI Canada ETF: Smart investors should ditch this overpriced ETF for a lower-cost alternative that should perform better over time.
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, $725.72, is a buy. The drugmaker (symbol LLY on New York) discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human pharmaceutical products.

The company expects to report revenue of $45.0 billion for 2024, which is 32% above its 2023 revenue....
CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD., $34.41, Toronto symbol CU, is a buy.

The company distributes electricity and natural gas in Alberta and Australia. It also owns or invests in power plants in Canada, Mexico, Australia and Chile. ATCO Ltd. (see below) owns 52.6% of the firm.

Canadian Utilities will now raise your quarterly dividend by 1.0%....
The shares of grocery store operators Loblaw and Metro are hitting new all-time highs. That’s mainly because their large operations give them economies of scale and the ability to negotiate better prices from suppliers. Both firms are also adding more discount-price stores to further attract cost-conscious shoppers.


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