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BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $74 (Toronto symbol BNS; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $88.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.6; Dividend yield: 4.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.scotiabank.com) continues to expand its wealth management operations, which supply 12% of its total earnings.
The bank recently completed its acquisition of MD Financial Management, which sells wealth management services to Canadian medical doctors and their families....
The bank recently completed its acquisition of MD Financial Management, which sells wealth management services to Canadian medical doctors and their families....
CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD. (Toronto symbols CU [class A non-voting] $30 and CU.X [class B voting] $30; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 272.1 million; Market cap: $8.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 5.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.canadianutilities.com) distributes electricity and natural gas in Alberta and Australia....
We recommend that all investors limit aggressive stocks to just a small portion of their overall portfolios. To further cut your risk, when considering aggressive stocks, we zero in on companies with rising revenue and earnings, and manageable debt.
The three stocks we analyze below are good choices for most investors....
The three stocks we analyze below are good choices for most investors....
PRECISION DRILLING CORP. $4.13 (Toronto symbol PD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resource sector; Shares outstanding: 293.2 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend suspended in March 2016; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.precisiondrilling.com) provides contract drilling services to land-based oil and gas producers, mainly in North America....
Royal Bank’s shares have gained 35% since the bank’s 2015 acquisition of California-based City National Bank. Thanks to that purchase, Royal is now the 7th-largest full-service wealth management firm in the U.S.
City National also gives the bank a strong platform to further expand its U.S....
City National also gives the bank a strong platform to further expand its U.S....
MCDONALD’S CORP. $166 (New York symbol MCD; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector, Shares outstanding: 775.8 million; Market cap: $128.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.0; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.mcdonalds.com) is the world’s largest operator of fast-food restaurants, with over 37,000 outlets in 120 countries....
EBAY INC. $34 (Nasdaq symbol EBAY; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $34.0 billion; Price to-sales ratio: 3.3; No dividend paid; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ebay.com) operates e-commerce websites where sellers pay fees to auction items or offer them at fixed prices....
AMEREN CORP. $62 (New York symbol AEE; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 242.6 million; Market cap: $15.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ameren.com) provides power and natural gas to 3.3 million clients in Illinois and Missouri.
Thanks to warmer-than-normal weather in Missouri, which spurred demand for air conditioning, Ameren’s earnings in the three months ended June 30, 2018, jumped 22.8%, to $0.97 from $0.79 a year earlier....
Thanks to warmer-than-normal weather in Missouri, which spurred demand for air conditioning, Ameren’s earnings in the three months ended June 30, 2018, jumped 22.8%, to $0.97 from $0.79 a year earlier....
ALCOA CORP. $40 (New York symbol AA; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares o/s: 185.0 million; Market cap: $7.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.alcoa.com) has benefitted from higher prices in the past few months for alumina (used to make aluminum metal)....
NEWMONT MINING CORP. $30 (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 533.4 million; Market cap: $16.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) is one of the world’s largest gold and copper producers....