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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. $71 (New York symbol A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 323.0 million; Market cap: $22.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.0; Dividend yield: 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agilent....
In addition to big banks, we recommend investors widen their Finance holdings with non-bank stocks like these three. Each dominates its niche market, and should continue to profit from the rise in e-commerce as well as online payment systems. We like all three, and see two as buys for right now....
U.S. oil production continues to rise, as new drilling techniques like fracking significantly cut costs. That helps protect the profitability of many oil fields, even if oil prices move down.
However, we feel oil prices will likely stay in a narrow range for the next year or so....
However, we feel oil prices will likely stay in a narrow range for the next year or so....
NUTRIEN LTD. $59 (Toronto symbol NTR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 643.8 million; Market cap: $38.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nutrien.com) is the new firm formed by the merger of Agrium (old symbol AGU) and rival fertilizer producer Potash Corp....
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD. $65 (Toronto symbol L; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 395.3 million; Market cap: $25.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.loblaw.ca) operates 1,095 supermarkets across Canada....
SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $42 (Toronto symbol SU; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $71.4 billion; Price-tosales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.suncor.com) is Canada’s largest integrated oil company, with its major projects in the Alberta oil sands....
CENOVUS ENERGY INC. $10 (Toronto symbol CVE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $12.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.cenovus.com) acquired 100% of its main oil sands properties in Alberta—Christina Lake and Foster Creek—in May 2017....
Oil prices have jumped over 30% in the past six months. That’s mainly due to production cuts by OPEC and an improving global economy.
The good news for Pengrowth and Precision Drilling doesn’t end there: those higher oil prices will spur their earnings but also help them pay down their high debt loads....
The good news for Pengrowth and Precision Drilling doesn’t end there: those higher oil prices will spur their earnings but also help them pay down their high debt loads....
TECK RESOURCES LTD. $35 (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 577.7 million; Market cap: $20.2 billion; Price-to sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) is a leading producer of metallurgical coal, a key ingredient in steel making....
HOME CAPITAL GROUP INC. $16 (Toronto symbol HCG; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 80.3 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.1; Dividend suspended in May 2017; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.homecapital.com) is a mortgage lender serving borrowers who fail to meet the stricter standards of Canada’s big banks and other larger, traditional lenders.
The stock is down 6% since the start of 2018....
The stock is down 6% since the start of 2018....