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SAPUTO INC. $45 (Toronto symbol SAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 387.4 million; Market cap: $17.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.saputo.com) has completed its deal to acquire Shepherd Gourmet Dairy (Ontario) Inc.
Based in St....
Based in St....
ALCOA CORP. $45 (New York symbol AA; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 185.0 million; Market cap: $8.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.alcoa.com) is down 18% since the start of the year despite new tariffs on aluminum imports to the U.S.
The decline is because roughly 70% of Alcoa’s overall aluminum production comes from its facilities outside the U.S....
The decline is because roughly 70% of Alcoa’s overall aluminum production comes from its facilities outside the U.S....
ALPHABET INC. (Nasdaq symbols GOOG $1,170 [class C: non-voting] and GOOGL $1,184 [class A: one vote per share]; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 694.8 million; Market cap: $819.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.0; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.abc.xyz) announced that its Google Internet search business has now formed a strategic alliance with Chinese online retailer JD.com Inc....
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $256.13 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (408-536-6000; www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 492.5 million; Market cap: $124.4 billion; No dividends paid) has agreed to buy e-commerce software company Magento Commerce for $1.68 billion....
MAJOR DRILLING $6.95 (Toronto symbol MDI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-866-264-3986; www.majordrilling.com; Shares outstanding: 80.3 million; Market cap: $566.9 million; No dividends paid) is a large contract driller that mainly serves the mining industry.
Major believes that mining activity continues to deplete the world’s more easily accessible mineral reserves....
DELPHI ENERGY $0.87 (Toronto symbol DEE; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-265-6171; www.delphienergy.ca; Shares outstanding: 185.5 million; Market cap: $157.7 million; No dividends paid) explores for, develops and produces oil and natural gas....
BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY $4.67 (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-261-6401; www.birchcliffenergy.com; Shares outstanding: 263.0 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Dividend yield: 2.1%) explores for, develops and produces oil and gas, mainly in the Peace River Arch area of both Alberta and B.C....
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL $94.17 (New York symbol WTW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (212-589-2700; www.weightwatchers.com; Shares outstanding: 66.3 million; Market cap: $4.0 billion; No dividends paid) offers weight-loss services in 23 countries....
GREENSKY INC. $24 (Nasdaq symbol GSKY; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 180.8 million; Market cap: $4.3 billion; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.greensky.com) makes software that helps banks and merchants simplify and speed up the approval of consumer loans....
The U.S. Supreme Court recently lifted limits on the U.S. sports betting market.
Since 1992, a federal ban has effectively restricted legal sports betting to Nevada. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) outlawed betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports across the country....