IBM
IBM’s investors continue to benefit from its strong commitment to keep raising your dividend. They should also gain from its shift to cloud computing and the spinoff of a legacy business. While the company has yet to announce the details, it’s likely this new firm will also pay a dividend.
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Lately I’ve seen a number of favourable media comments about “the value trade”—brokerese for “now that techs are taking a breather, it’s time to sell some of your tech stocks and buy some value stocks.”
The term “value stocks” refers to stocks that have below-average P/E ratios and other statistical measures and indicators that appeal to investors who are in search of investment bargains....
The term “value stocks” refers to stocks that have below-average P/E ratios and other statistical measures and indicators that appeal to investors who are in search of investment bargains....
GREAT-WEST LIFECO, $36.51, is still a hold. The insurer (Toronto symbol GWO; shares outstanding: 928.4 million; Market cap: $34.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.8%; www.greatwestlifeco.com) recently paid $4.4 billion for the retirement services business of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company....
IBM, $145.22, is still a buy. The stock (New York symbol IBM; Shares outstanding: 893.5 million; Market cap: $130.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 4.5%) is one of the world’s largest computer companies, with operations in over 175 countries.
Thanks to rising demand for its cloud-computing services, IBM’s revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2021, rose 0.9%, to $17.73 billion from $17.57 billion a year earlier....
Thanks to rising demand for its cloud-computing services, IBM’s revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2021, rose 0.9%, to $17.73 billion from $17.57 billion a year earlier....
In response to slowing demand for its traditional mainframe computers and consulting services, IBM is now shifting it focus to the faster-growing field of cloud computing (where users go online to access software and data stored on remote servers). That plan took a big leap forward with the company’s purchase of cloud software giant Red Hat....
TERADATA CORP. $51 is still a hold. The company (New York symbol TDC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 109.5 million; Market cap: $5.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.0; 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....
Broadridge Financial is positioned to keep doing well during the pandemic. From March of last year, the stock has jumped to new all-time highs, and is now up 80.6%. Meantime, we think this Power Buy is poised to keep moving even higher.
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $146.75 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.broadridge.com; Shares o/s: 115.8 million; Market cap: $17.1 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing, and transaction clearing.
In its fiscal 2021 second quarter, ended December 31, 2020, revenue rose 8.9%, to $1.05 billion from $968.7 million a year earlier....
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $146.75 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.broadridge.com; Shares o/s: 115.8 million; Market cap: $17.1 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing, and transaction clearing.
In its fiscal 2021 second quarter, ended December 31, 2020, revenue rose 8.9%, to $1.05 billion from $968.7 million a year earlier....
A: C3.ai Inc., $86.44, symbol AI on New York (Shares outstanding: 97.4 million; Market cap: $8.4 billion; www.c3.ai) makes software for corporations to speed up their deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
On December 9, 2020, the company’s shares began trading at $42 on New York, following its IPO....
On December 9, 2020, the company’s shares began trading at $42 on New York, following its IPO....
IBM, $122.36, is still a buy. The company (New York symbol IBM; Shares o/s: 893.6 million; Market cap: $107.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 5.3%) announced recently that it will spin off its Managed Infrastructure Services unit....
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. $202 is a buy. The company (New York symbol HON; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 701.7 million; Market cap: $141.7 billion; Dividend yield: 1.8%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.honeywell.com) is a diversified technology firm operating in four segments: Aerospace (38% of sales); Performance Materials (30%); Safety and Productivity (16%); and Building Technologies (16%).
Honeywell recently agreed to pay $1.3 billion for Sparta Systems, a provider of regulatory and quality management software primarily for the pharmaceutical and biotech, medical device, food and beverage, chemical and agrochemical industries....