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The shares of these two companies have languished in the past few years. Even so, these firms are resisting demands from activist investors for big changes, which will likely continue to hold back their stocks.


HENRY SCHEIN INC. $77 is a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol HSIC; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 124.7 million; Market cap: $9.6 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.henryschein.com) distributes dental and medical consumable products....

TSI’s Scott Clayton has unearthed a sextet of dividend-paying gems hiding in plain sight. These companies, spanning industries from railway giants to potato powerhouses, have seen their share prices take a beating in 2024. But don’t be fooled by their temporary fall from grace – our rigorous TSI Dividend Sustainability Rating System suggests these stocks are coiled springs, ready to bounce back with a vengeance.

We’ve identified six companies that not only maintain rock-solid dividend credentials but also possess the financial firepower and market positioning to deliver potentially explosive returns in 2025 and beyond....

Cisco Systems continues its strategic pivot from hardware to software with steady dividend growth as it redirects resources to ai and innovative software services.

I’ve been advising Canadian investors to include U.S. stocks in their portfolios for more than 30 years. I continue to recommend them today. The U.S. stock market offers the widest variety and highest investment grade of companies to invest in of any country in the world....

Well Health Technologies reports 23.1% revenue surge as it bridges virtual and physical care across multiple specialties on both sides of the border.

The TJX Companies sees 6.0% revenue growth and raises its dividend for the 27th time in 28 years.

We have been asked many times, “What is value investing and how can I profit from it?” The Successful Investor approach involves focusing on stocks that provide good prospects, but can be bought at a low price relative to other stocks on the market

SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC., $31.47, symbol SNDR on New York, is a Green Bay, Wisconsin-based transportation and logistics company. In business for 89 years, Schneider has three operating segments: Truckload (48% of revenue), Intermodal (24%), and Logistics (28%).

On November 24, 2024, the company announced its acquisition of Cowan Systems LLC for $390 million cash....

BANK OF MONTREAL, $146.32, Toronto symbol BMO, is still a buy.

With the February 2025 payment, the bank will raise your quarterly dividend by 2.6%, to $1.59 a share from $1.55. The new annual rate of $6.36 yields a high 4.3%. Bank of Montreal also announced a new plan to buy back up to 20 million of its common shares (2.7% of the total outstanding).

On February 1, 2023, the bank completed its acquisition of Bank of the West from France’s BNP Paribas for $13.8 billion U.S

Bank of the West provides a variety of retail and commercial banking services to over 1.8 million customers in 24 U.S....

You Can See Our Exchange-Traded Funds Portfolio For January 2025 Here.

ETFs in brief


Exchange-traded funds are set up to mirror the performance of a stock-market index or sub-index....