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ANDREW PELLER LTD. (Toronto symbols ADW.A $16 and ADW.B $16; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 44.2 million; Market cap: $707.2 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 1.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.andrewpeller.com) is Canada’s second-largest wine producer.
The company recently acquired three wineries in B.C.: Black Hills Estate, Gray Monk Estate, and Tinhorn Creek....
The company recently acquired three wineries in B.C.: Black Hills Estate, Gray Monk Estate, and Tinhorn Creek....
Saputo and Maple Leaf Foods continue to rely on acquisitions to expand. While those moves expand their product lines, continually integrating new operations adds risk.
SAPUTO INC. $43 (Toronto symbol SAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 386.7 million; Market cap: $16.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.saputo.com) is Canada’s largest producer of dairy products, including milk, butter and cheese....
SAPUTO INC. $43 (Toronto symbol SAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 386.7 million; Market cap: $16.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.saputo.com) is Canada’s largest producer of dairy products, including milk, butter and cheese....
SNC-LAVALIN GROUP INC. $57 (Toronto symbol SNC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 175.4 million; Market cap: $10.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Divd. yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.snclavalin.com) is a leading Canadian engineering and construction firm specializing in large infrastructure projects, including roads, bridges and water-treatment plants.
The company recently paid $3.6 billion for U.K.-based engineering firm WS Atkins plc....
The company recently paid $3.6 billion for U.K.-based engineering firm WS Atkins plc....
CANADIAN TIRE CORP. (Toronto symbols CTC $240 and CTC.A $167; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 66.8 million; Market cap: $11.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 2.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.canadiantire.ca) expects to increase its annual same-stores sales (excluding gasoline) by 3% from 2018 to 2020....
These three information providers continue to adjust as technology disrupts their business models. In particular, the Internet has cut demand for their print offerings.
In response, Thomson and Torstar have aggressively cut costs and shifted to digital offerings....
In response, Thomson and Torstar have aggressively cut costs and shifted to digital offerings....
Here are our #1 stocks for 2018. There’s one for each of our portfolios— Conservative, Aggressive and Income.
Each of the three offers a particularly attractive combination of long-term growth at a reasonable price. We expect their plans to keep expanding will further spur their gains in 2018 and beyond....
Each of the three offers a particularly attractive combination of long-term growth at a reasonable price. We expect their plans to keep expanding will further spur their gains in 2018 and beyond....
TERADATA CORP. $39 (New York symbol TDC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 121.0 million; Market cap: $4.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.teradata.com) makes computers and software to capture and store large amounts of data for individual businesses—its clients....
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. $53 (New York symbol VZ; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector, Shares outstanding: 4.1 billion; Market cap: $217.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; Dividend yield: 4.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.verizon.com) has 113.9 million wireless users, 13.6 million phone customers and 15.6 million Internet and TV subscribers.
In 2014, the company bought the 45% of the Verizon Wireless joint venture it didn’t already own from U.K.-based Vodafone Group (Nasdaq symbol VOD)....
In 2014, the company bought the 45% of the Verizon Wireless joint venture it didn’t already own from U.K.-based Vodafone Group (Nasdaq symbol VOD)....
BUCKEYE PARTNERS L.P. $48 (New York symbol BPL; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Units outstanding: 146.6 million; Market cap: $7.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 10.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.buckeye.com) operates 9,700 kilometres of pipelines in the northeastern and Midwestern U.S....
DIAGEO PLC ADRs $142 (New York symbol DEO; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; ADRs outstanding: 630.0 million; Market cap: $89.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.4; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.diageo.com) is the world’s largest premium alcoholic beverage company....