emera

Toronto symbol EMA, generates and distributes electricity to customers in Nova Scotia and Bangor, Maine.

A; Capital Power Corp., $20.99, symbol CPX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 96.1 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; www.capitalpower.com), is one of Canada’s largest independent power producers, with interests in 3,600 megawatts of generation capacity.


In 2013, the company sold its New England power plants to Emera for $541 million U.S....
EMERA INC. $49 (Toronto symbol EMA; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 198.7 million; Market cap: $9.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 4.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.emera .com) owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier....
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EMERA INC. $50 (Toronto symbol EMA; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 148.4 million; Market cap: $7.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 4.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.emera.com) owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier....
EMERA INC. $50 (Toronto symbol EMA; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 148.4 million; Market cap: $7.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 4.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.emera.com) owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier....
EMERA INC. $47 (Toronto symbol EMA; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 148.4 million; Market cap: $7.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www. emera.com) owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier....
CGI GROUP INC. $61 (Toronto symbol GIB.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 302.8 million; Market cap: $18.5 billion; Price-tosales ratio: 1.7; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www. cgi.com) is Canada’s largest provider of computer-outsourcing services....
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP. $11.64 (Toronto symbol AQN; Shares o/s: 256.2 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 4.7%; www.algonquinpower.com) saw Emera Inc. (Toronto symbol EMA) sell 50.1 million shares in the company at $10.85 each....
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP. $11.64 (Toronto symbol AQN; Shares o/s: 256.2 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 4.7%; www.algonquinpower.com) saw Emera Inc. (Toronto symbol EMA) sell 50.1 million shares in the company at $10.85 each....
CAE INC., $16.00, Toronto symbol CAE, is a leading maker of flight simulators and operates pilot-training schools in over 30 countries. It also produces simulators for military aircraft as well as mannequins and other medical-simulators for training health professionals. The company earned $239.3 million in the year ended March 31, 2016. That’s up 18.9% from $201.2 million a year earlier. Earnings per share also jumped 17.1%, rising to $0.89 from $0.76, on more shares outstanding. If you exclude costs tied to its restructuring plan and a tax adjustment, CAE earned $0.86 a share for the fiscal year. That beat the consensus estimate of $0.84....