Either way, Monsanto wins

In September 2016, Monsanto accepted a $128.00-a-share takeover offer from German chemical and pharmaceutical maker Bayer AG. The all-cash deal is worth $66 billion and includes Monsanto’s debt.

Bayer hoped to complete the takeover by the end of 2017, but now expects it will close in… Read More

These agricultural stocks have room to grow

Earnings for these two firms depend on hard-to-predict weather patterns, crop prices and other factors. Even so, they both have long histories of rising profits and dividends.

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. $43 (New York symbol ADM; High-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 562.5… Read More

Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, July 7, 2017

TELUS CORP., $44.68, Toronto symbol T, is Canada’s second-largest wireless carrier, after Rogers Communications, with 8.6 million subscribers. In addition, its wireline business serves 1.35 million traditional phone customers in B.C., Alberta and eastern Quebec. That operation also has 1.7 million Internet users and 1.1… Read More

Monsanto’s a buy ahead of takeover

MONSANTO CO. $117 (New York symbol MON, Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 438.8 million; Market cap: $51.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.6; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.monsanto.com) develops and sells technology-based agricultural products, such as genetically modified seeds, to… Read More