Election ads boost Tegna’s earnings

TEGNA INC. $12 (New York symbol TGNA, Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector: Shares o/s: 215.3 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tegna.com) owns 47 TV stations and two radio stations in 39 markets. It also offers online services, including… Read More

Non-bank stocks diversify your portfolio

Most investors limit their U.S. Finance-sector holdings to big banks like J.P. Morgan. That’s mainly due to the high dividends of those industry leaders.
However, the American market offers a variety of non-banking stocks in the Finance sector such as the three we analyze below. While… Read More

Invest in hospitality two different ways

Studies show that both a spinoff and its parent company perform better than comparable firms for several years following their split. That’s especially so with industry leaders like these two.
WYNDHAM DESTINATIONS $37.47 (New York symbol WYND; TSI Rating: Extra Risk) (973-753-6000; www.wyndhamdestinations.com; Shares outstanding: 97.5 million; Market… Read More

Its assets are an upside

DELPHI ENERGY $0.37 (Toronto symbol DEE; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-265-6171; www.delphienergy.ca; Shares o/s: 185.5 million; Market cap: $70.5 million) explores for, develops and produces oil and gas.
In the quarter ended September 30, 2018, Delphi’s cash flow jumped 52.7%, to $11.6 million, or $0.06 a share, from $7.6 million,… Read More

Rising production spurs their appeal

ALAMOS GOLD $4.63 (Toronto symbol AGI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (604-681-2802; www.alamosgold.com; Shares outstanding: 266.3 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; Dividend yield: 0.6%) owns the Mulatos and El Chanate mines in Mexico, and the Young-Davidson and Island mines in northern Ontario.
The company also has a number of development projects… Read More

Sierra is the better buy right now

SIERRA WIRELESS $18.19 (Toronto symbol SW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (604-231-1100; www.sierrawireless.com; Shares outstanding: 36.1 million; Market cap: $645.7 million; No dividends paid) makes digital components that connect products, including smart electricity meters, automobiles, fleet and transit vehicles, and home security systems, to the Internet. That machine-to-machine networking… Read More

WestJet set to soar

WESTJET AIRLINES $17.61 (Toronto symbol WJA; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (1-877-493-7853; www.westjet.com; Shares o/s: 113.9 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; Div. yield: 3.2%) continues to report higher revenue on strong demand for its flights. However, higher fuel prices have hurt its earnings. As well, start-up costs related to… Read More