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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY $4.00 (New York symbol CHK; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (405-848-8000; www.chk.com; Shares outstanding: 908.1 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; No dividends paid) is the second-largest producer of natural gas in the U.S. and its 12th largest producer of oil and gas liquids.

The company has sold off non-core assets to focus on its low-risk, high-return properties....
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL $47.21 (New York symbol WTW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (212-589-2700; www.weightwatchers.com; Shares outstanding: 64.2 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; No dividends paid) reported 3.5 million active subscribers as of July 1, 2017....
MITEL NETWORKS $10.50 (Toronto symbol MNW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (613-592-2122; www.mitel.ca; Shares outstanding: 121.6 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; No dividends paid) makes technology that integrates landlines and mobile phones. The company also offers callcentre and videoconferencing products.

In the quarter ended June 30, 2017, Mitel’s sales fell 8.3%, to $238.6 million from $260.3 million a year earlier (all figures except share price and market cap in U.S....
CGI GROUP INC. $64 (Toronto symbol GIB.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 295.3 million; Market cap: $18.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.cgi.com) is Canada’s largest provider of computer-outsourcing services....
Dividend yield is just one of the elements to look for while selecting stocks for a great dividend stock portfolio
LOBLAW COMPANIES $68.39 (Toronto symbol L; Shares outstanding: 396.1 million; Market cap: $26.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 1.6%; www.loblaw.ca) has now completed the sale of its 213 gas stations to Brookfield Business Partners LP (Toronto symbol BBU.UN)....
All five of these firms operate businesses with specialized products and services that are hard to replace. That helps protect them from new competitors. They also fuel their growth by developing new products and making acquisitions. However, not all of them are currently buys.


MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC....
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In July 2015, eBay spun off its PayPal business as a separate company. eBay investors received one PayPal share for each share they held.


Share prices for both have jumped since the spinoff. That’s mainly because each is now focused on the expansion of its main businesses....
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $75.53 New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (201714-3000; www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 117.6 million; Market cap: $8.9 billion; Dividend yield: 1.8%) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.


Investor communications makes up 72% of the company’s revenue....
CAMECO CORP. $12.62 (Toronto symbol CCO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (306-956-6200; www.cameco.com; Shares outstanding: 396.0 million; Market cap: $5.0 billion; Dividend yield 3.2%) is up 8% on heightened investor interest in it and other depressed uranium stocks....