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SHERRITT INTERNATIONAL $0.79 (Toronto symbol S; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1800-704-6698; www.sherritt.com; Shares o/s: 294.6 million; Market cap: $232.7 million; No dividends paid) will now cut its interest in Mad agascar’s Ambatovy nickel and cobalt mine to 12% from 40%....

MITEL NETWORKS $9.86 (Toronto symbol MNW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (613592-2122; www.mitel.ca; Shares outstanding: 122.7 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; No dividends paid) makes technology that integrates landlines and mobile phones. The company also offers call-centre and videoconferencing products.


Mitel has moved from just selling programs that are installed at its customers’ offices; it now uses a cloud model, where it keeps its software on its own servers and sells it through online subscriptions....

These leading technology companies will likely use their strong balance sheets to make acquisitions. While that adds risk, they both have a solid history of successfully absorbing new businesses to expand their earnings.


CGI GROUP INC. $67 (Toronto symbol GIB.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 296.2 million; Market cap: $19.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.cgi.com) is Canada’s largest provider of computer-outsourcing services....

A: Westshore Terminals Investment Corp., $21.76, symbol WTE on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 73.3 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; www.westshore.com), owns a coal storage and loading terminal at Roberts Bank, B.C., about 30 kilometres south of Vancouver....

These four technology companies continue to dominate their specific industries. They also spend large sums on the development of products. That makes it difficult for new competitors to cut into their market share.


That high research spending depresses their current earnings and makes them look more expensive in relation to their projected earnings....

TERADATA CORP. $28 (New York symbol TDC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 129.3 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.teradata.com) makes computers and software to capture and store large amounts of data for individual businesses—its clients....

You won’t find many risky stocks that pay steady dividends, and here’s why.

WAJAX CORP. $22.64 (Toronto symbol WJX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (905-212-3300; www.wajax.ca; Shares outstanding: 20.0 million; Market cap: $477.0 million; Dividend yield: 4.4%) sells and services cranes, forklifts and other heavy equipment. It also provides related parts and systems such as ball bearings, hoses, diesel en gines and transmissions.


Wajax’s customers are spread across the resources, construction, manufacturing and transportation industries.


In the three months ended March 31, 2017, the company’s revenue rose 11.7%, to $318.4 million from $285.0 million a year earlier....

YAMANA GOLD $3.83 (Toronto symbol YRI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-815-0220; www.yamana.com; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $3.6 billion; Dividend yield: 0.7%) owns and operates six gold mines, in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina....

AMERIGO RESOURCES $0.59 (Toronto symbol ARG; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (604-681-2802; www.amerigoresources.com; Shares outstanding: 175.4 million; Market cap: $105.3 million; No dividends paid) processes copper and molybdenum from the waste rock of the El Teniente mine in Chile; that’s the world’s largest copper operation.


In the quarter ended March 31, 2017, Amerigo’s copper production rose 17.1%, to 15.1 million pounds....