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C.R. BARD INC. $304 (New York symbol BCR; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 72.3 million; Market cap: $22.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.9; Dividend yield: 0.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.crbard.com) makes over 15,000 medical devices in four main areas: stents, catheters and other vascular products; oncology products that detect and treat various types of cancer; urology goods such as drainage and incontinence devices; and surgical tools.
The stock jumped 20% in April 2017 after Bard accepted a takeover offer from rival medical device maker Becton Dickinson & Co....
The stock jumped 20% in April 2017 after Bard accepted a takeover offer from rival medical device maker Becton Dickinson & Co....
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC. $38 (New York symbol KEYS; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 183.0 million; Market cap: $7.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.keysight.com) makes devices for testing electronic equipment.
In April 2017, the company paid $1.6 billion for California-based Ixia....
In April 2017, the company paid $1.6 billion for California-based Ixia....
HP INC. $19 (New York symbol HPQ; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $32.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.hp.com) makes computers and printers....
A key element of our investment advice is to spread your money across most if not all the five economic sectors: Finance; Utilities; Consumer Goods & Services; Resources & Commodities; and Manufacturing & Industry. That way, you avoid overloading yourself with stocks that are about to slump simply because of industry conditions or changes in investor fashion.
Generally speaking, stocks in the Resources & Commodities sector and the Manufacturing & Industry sector expose you to above-average volatility....
Generally speaking, stocks in the Resources & Commodities sector and the Manufacturing & Industry sector expose you to above-average volatility....
BLACKBERRY LTD. $10 (Toronto symbol BB; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 530.5 million; Market cap: $5.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.2; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.blackberry.com) recently quit developing new smartphones as part of its plan to focus on the company’s more-promising communications software operations.
For its fiscal 2017 fourth quarter, ended February 28, 2017, Blackberry’s revenue fell 38.4%, to $286 million from $464 million a year earlier (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S....
For its fiscal 2017 fourth quarter, ended February 28, 2017, Blackberry’s revenue fell 38.4%, to $286 million from $464 million a year earlier (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S....
ENBRIDGE INC. $56 (Toronto symbol ENB; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 938.6 million; Market cap: $52.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.7; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.enbridge.com) plans to sell some of its common shares in Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc....
BOMBARDIER INC. (Toronto symbols BBD.A $2.44 and BBD.B $2.37; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $4.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend suspended in February 2015; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.bombardier.com) is the world’s third-largest maker of commercial aircraft, after Boeing (No.1) and Airbus (No....
Under the terms of the upcoming merger of Potash Corp. and Agrium, POT investors will receive 0.40 of a share in the combined company for each share they hold; Agrium investors will receive 2.23 shares for each of their AGU shares. As a group, Potash Corp. shareholders will then own 52% of the firm, with Agrium investors holding 48%.
The new company will pay an annual dividend equal to Agrium’s current rate of $3.50 U.S....
The new company will pay an annual dividend equal to Agrium’s current rate of $3.50 U.S....
SHAWCOR LTD. $39 (Toronto symbol SCL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 69.9 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.shawcor.com) makes sealants and coatings to keep oil and gas pipelines from rusting....
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $66 (Toronto symbol TD; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $125.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.8; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.td.com) is Canada’s second-largest bank with assets of $1.2 trillion.
The bank has agreed to repurchase up to 14.5 million of its shares from private sellers at a discount to the market price.
The move is part of its plan to buy back up to 15.0 million of its common shares, or roughly 1% of the total outstanding, by March 20, 2018....
The bank has agreed to repurchase up to 14.5 million of its shares from private sellers at a discount to the market price.
The move is part of its plan to buy back up to 15.0 million of its common shares, or roughly 1% of the total outstanding, by March 20, 2018....