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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD., $92.27, Toronto symbol CP, is your #1 Conservative Buy for 2022.
CP ships freight over a 23,700-kilometre rail network, mainly between Montreal and Vancouver. It also links to hubs in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
The company is now in the process of merging with U.S.-based railway Kansas City Southern....
CP ships freight over a 23,700-kilometre rail network, mainly between Montreal and Vancouver. It also links to hubs in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
The company is now in the process of merging with U.S.-based railway Kansas City Southern....
Canada’s banking regulator recently lifted the freeze on bank and insurer dividend hikes it imposed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Manulife and Sun Life have now rewarded investors with special dividends. We expect recent acquisitions and other moves will also let them raise your regular dividend payments in 2022.
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP....
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP....
WESTSHORE TERMINALS INVESTMENT CORP. $27 (Toronto symbol WTE; Shares outstanding: 63.3 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; Dividend yield: 3.7%; www.westshore.com) operates a coal storage and loading terminal at Roberts Bank, B.C.
Westshore ships both metallurgical coal (for steelmaking) and thermal coal (for power plants)....
Westshore ships both metallurgical coal (for steelmaking) and thermal coal (for power plants)....
For 2022, we’ve once again selected three top picks for dividend-seeking investors. All three provide you with sustainable, above-average yields. What’s more, we expect they will continue to raise their payments for many years to come.
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP....
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP....
INTEL CORP. $52 is still a buy. The computer chipmaker (Nasdaq symbol INTC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 4.1 billion; Market cap: $213.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.7; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.intel.com) announced a new strategic plan in 2021, which mainly involves improving its technical expertise and expanding its ability to make chips for other companies.
Intel now plans to build two chipmaking plants in Ohio at a cost of $20 billion....
Intel now plans to build two chipmaking plants in Ohio at a cost of $20 billion....
A: Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, $148.95, symbol SMG on New York (Shares outstanding: 55.0 million; Market cap: $8.4 billion; www.scottsmiraclegro.com), manufactures, markets, and sells consumer lawn and garden products worldwide....
Fair Isaac and Broadridge were well positioned to gain during the pandemic: since March of 2020, Fair Isaac is up 150.7%, and Broadridge has jumped 98.1%. We think both stocks have room to move even higher as their products continue to experience strong—and growing —demand.
FAIR ISAAC CORP., $438.80, is a buy. The company (New York symbol FICO; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.fairisaac.com; Shares outstanding: 27.4 million; Market cap: $11.9 billion; No dividends paid) is best known for its FICO Scores software....
FAIR ISAAC CORP., $438.80, is a buy. The company (New York symbol FICO; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.fairisaac.com; Shares outstanding: 27.4 million; Market cap: $11.9 billion; No dividends paid) is best known for its FICO Scores software....
Activist investors make their money by targeting underperforming firms they feel would benefit from better management or assets sales. Here’s our analysis of two U.S. companies that are now under pressure from prominent activists.
DANA INC. $24 is a hold. The company (New York symbol DAN; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 144.2 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; Dividend yield 1.7%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.dana.com) makes a variety of parts, including axles, driveshafts and transmissions, for leading automakers such as Ford, General Motors, Chrysler and Toyota.
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn now controls 9.9% of Dana’s shares....
DANA INC. $24 is a hold. The company (New York symbol DAN; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 144.2 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; Dividend yield 1.7%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.dana.com) makes a variety of parts, including axles, driveshafts and transmissions, for leading automakers such as Ford, General Motors, Chrysler and Toyota.
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn now controls 9.9% of Dana’s shares....
Twilio Inc. lifted revenues 65.2% and subscriber numbers 15.4% in its most recent quarter as it continues growing with acquisitions and R&D spending.
Here’s the text of my latest letter to our Portfolio Management clients, sent in October 2021:
“You may be surprised to learn that the percentage of Americans who own stocks has been going down for some time.
The Gallup organization carries out an annual Economy and Personal finance survey....
“You may be surprised to learn that the percentage of Americans who own stocks has been going down for some time.
The Gallup organization carries out an annual Economy and Personal finance survey....