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TERADATA CORP. $28 (New York symbol TDC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 129.3 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; 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....
Dear client:
When investing in Consumer sector stocks, we believe you should stick with market leaders, such as Newell and Tupperware, that sell wellestablished brands. Those products give them steady sales and profits, which protects them from swings in the overall economy.
Both stocks have moved up strongly in the past few months, but we feel they are still attractive in light their improving earnings.
NEWELL BRANDS INC....
When investing in Consumer sector stocks, we believe you should stick with market leaders, such as Newell and Tupperware, that sell wellestablished brands. Those products give them steady sales and profits, which protects them from swings in the overall economy.
Both stocks have moved up strongly in the past few months, but we feel they are still attractive in light their improving earnings.
NEWELL BRANDS INC....
Dear client,
TransCanada recently completed a major acquisition in the U.S. The purchase increased its natural gas pipeline assets by 40%. That will help the company profit as more American power plants switch from coal to now-affordable natural gas.
Using acquisitions to expand tends to add risk....
TransCanada recently completed a major acquisition in the U.S. The purchase increased its natural gas pipeline assets by 40%. That will help the company profit as more American power plants switch from coal to now-affordable natural gas.
Using acquisitions to expand tends to add risk....
FORTIS INC. $44 (Toronto symbol FTS; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 415.6 million; Market cap: $18.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Av erage; www.fortisinc.com) owns electrical utilities across Canada, the U.S....
Below are four oil producers that cut risk with their low costs and high-quality reserves. Although crude prices have moved down lately, we continue to recommend all investors maintain some exposure to oil stocks such as these.
SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $44 (Toronto symbol SU; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; s/o: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $74.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Divd....
SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $44 (Toronto symbol SU; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; s/o: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $74.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Divd....
THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $60 (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 721.9 million; Market cap: $43.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.9; Dividend yield: 3.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters.com) sells information products to financial clients such as banks and brokerages....
ENBRIDGE INC. $57 (Toronto symbol ENB; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $91.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.7; Dividend yield: 4.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.enbridge.com) operates pipelines that pump oil and natural gas from Western Canada to eastern Canada and the U.S....
PRECISION DRILLING CORP. $5.23 (Toronto symbol PD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resource sector; Shares outstanding: 293.2 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend suspended in March 2016; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.precisiondrilling....
We continue to like the long-term outlook for these two important members of the Power Financial family. For new buying, we prefer IGM over Great-West.
GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $35 (Toronto symbol GWO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Fi nance sector; shares outstanding: 989.9 million; Market cap: $34.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 4.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest insurance company, after Manulife Financial....
GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $35 (Toronto symbol GWO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Fi nance sector; shares outstanding: 989.9 million; Market cap: $34.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 4.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest insurance company, after Manulife Financial....
PENGROWTH ENERGY CORP. $1.18 (Toronto symbol PGF; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 547.7 million; Market cap: $646.3 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend suspended in January 2016; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www....