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As we often remind investors, spinoffs are one of the best ways for companies to enhance investor value. Here are two stocks set to benefit from setting up smaller operations as separate firms.
IAC/INTERACTIVE CORP. $272 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol IAC; Manufacturing & Industry Sector; Shares outstanding: 84.6 million; Market cap: $23.0 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.iac.com) owns several online businesses, including U.S....
IAC/INTERACTIVE CORP. $272 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol IAC; Manufacturing & Industry Sector; Shares outstanding: 84.6 million; Market cap: $23.0 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.iac.com) owns several online businesses, including U.S....
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For Successful Investors, the appeal of aggressive stocks is obvious: they can give you bigger gains than conservative ones. But as our readers are well aware, they can also hand you bigger losses. That’s why they’re only suitable for those of you prepared to accept the added risk.
Regardless we continue to recommend that aggressive stocks make up no more than, say, 30% of your portfolio....
Regardless we continue to recommend that aggressive stocks make up no more than, say, 30% of your portfolio....
Sustainable Investing (“SI”) is the practice of including environmental, social and governance factors in investment decisions. It aims to combine lower risk holdings with improved portfolio returns, and to reflect sustainability in its investment strategy. At the same time, it uses traditional financial analysis and portfolio construction techniques.
Investor interest in SI has grown exponentially over the past decade and this investment style has become more comprehensive and sophisticated....
Investor interest in SI has grown exponentially over the past decade and this investment style has become more comprehensive and sophisticated....
SNC-LAVALIN GROUP INC. $19 (Toronto symbol SNC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 175.6 million; Market cap: $3.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 0.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.snclavalin.com) has completed the sale of a 10.01% stake in Highway 407, a toll highway in southern Ontario, to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
As a result, the CPPIB now owns 50.01% of the highway....
A: Aecon Group Inc., $18.79, symbol ARE on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 60.8 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; www.aecon.com), is one of Canada’s largest construction companies....
A: Morneau Shepell Inc., $33.06, symbol MSI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 64.6 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; www.morneaushepell.com), is the largest Canadian firm providing human resource consulting and outsourcing services....
SNC-LAVALIN GROUP INC. $27 (Toronto symbol SNC; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 175.6 million; Market cap: $4.7 billion; Dividend yield: 1.5%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.snclavalin.com) is a leading Canadian engineering and construction company that specializes in large-scale infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, transit systems and water-treatment plants.
SNC’s revenue rose 16.4%, from $8.24 billion in 2014 to $9.59 billion in 2015....
SNC’s revenue rose 16.4%, from $8.24 billion in 2014 to $9.59 billion in 2015....
A: Lazard Limited, $37.27, symbol LAZ on New York (Shares outstanding: 129.8 million; Market cap: $4.9 billion; www.lazard.com), is a financial advisory and asset management firm that engages in investment banking, asset management, and other financial services, primarily with institutional clients....