holding company
High interest rates tend to increase the appeal of bonds and hurt the shares of high-quality utility stocks, including the four we analyze below. We feel they are particularly attractive buys right now as it looks like the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates later this year.
FORTIS INC....
FORTIS INC....
We first recommended Alphabet (then called Google) as a buy for aggressive investors in our August 2011 issue of Wall Street Stock Forecaster at $607 (or $15.175 adjusted for splits). Since then, the stock has gained a whopping 767.8% for our subscribers.
That success is largely due to the early effectiveness of its Internet search algorithms, which delivered more useful results to its users than competing search engines....
That success is largely due to the early effectiveness of its Internet search algorithms, which delivered more useful results to its users than competing search engines....
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD., $145.13, Toronto symbol L, is a buy.
The company operates 1,104 supermarkets under several banners, including Loblaws, Zehrs, Provigo, Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills.
In March 2014, it purchased the Shoppers Drug Mart chain for $12.3 billion in cash and shares....
The company operates 1,104 supermarkets under several banners, including Loblaws, Zehrs, Provigo, Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills.
In March 2014, it purchased the Shoppers Drug Mart chain for $12.3 billion in cash and shares....
A: Definity Financial Corp., $44.53, symbol DFY on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 114.9 million; Market cap: $5.2 billion; www.definityfinancial.com), is the new name for the holding company of Economical Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, Petline Insurance, and Sonnet Insurance.
Definity was created as part of Economical Insurance’s demutualization plan to convert from a mutual insurance company, owned by its policyholders, to a company owned by shareholders.
On November 17, 2021, the holding company went public, selling shares of its stock at $22 each.
At the same time as its IPO, Definity closed private share placements with HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan) and Swiss Re Investments Holding Company....
Definity was created as part of Economical Insurance’s demutualization plan to convert from a mutual insurance company, owned by its policyholders, to a company owned by shareholders.
On November 17, 2021, the holding company went public, selling shares of its stock at $22 each.
At the same time as its IPO, Definity closed private share placements with HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan) and Swiss Re Investments Holding Company....
DRAFTKINGS INC., $41.28, is still a buy. The digital sports entertainment and gaming company (symbol DKNG on Nasdaq) currently provides sports betting in several U.S. states: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Ohio, Kentucky, Vermont and Massachusetts....
SONY GROUP CORP. ADRs $87 is a hold. The Japanese conglomerate (New York symbol SONY; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $113.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.sony.com) plans to sell shares in its financial services business to the public in October 2025....
We first recommended Canadian Pacific Railway (now called Canadian Pacific Kansas City) in the first issue of The Successful Investor in January 1995.
The stock moved up for our subscribers in the late 1990s, though much more slowly than Internet and technology stocks....
The stock moved up for our subscribers in the late 1990s, though much more slowly than Internet and technology stocks....
CANADIAN TIRE CORP., $148.00, Toronto symbol CTC.A, is a top pick for 2024.
Investors benefit from the company’s 502 Canadian Tire stores. They sell automotive parts and services, and household and sporting goods; franchisees run most of the locations....
Investors benefit from the company’s 502 Canadian Tire stores. They sell automotive parts and services, and household and sporting goods; franchisees run most of the locations....
TC ENERGY INC., $52.08, Toronto symbol TRP, remains a buy.
TC generates steady cash flow for investors mainly through a 93,700-kilometre pipeline network that pumps natural gas from Alberta to eastern Canada and the U.S. Its other operations include 4,900 kilometres of crude oil pipelines and nine power plants.
The company continues to make progress with its plan to build a new pumped storage hydro power project near Meaford, Ontario....
TC generates steady cash flow for investors mainly through a 93,700-kilometre pipeline network that pumps natural gas from Alberta to eastern Canada and the U.S. Its other operations include 4,900 kilometres of crude oil pipelines and nine power plants.
The company continues to make progress with its plan to build a new pumped storage hydro power project near Meaford, Ontario....
We have singled out three growth Buys for 2024—ones we believe have exceptional prospects for the year ahead. What’s more, each is a market leader, which cuts your risk if the economic outlook softens.
INTACT FINANCIAL, $201.59, is a #1 Power Buy for 2024. The insurer (Toronto symbol IFC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.intactfc.com; Shares outstanding: 175.3 million; Market cap: $35.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.2%) provides investors exposure to Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer....
INTACT FINANCIAL, $201.59, is a #1 Power Buy for 2024. The insurer (Toronto symbol IFC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.intactfc.com; Shares outstanding: 175.3 million; Market cap: $35.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.2%) provides investors exposure to Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer....