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These two firms make products that help other companies lower their costs. Both are now taking steps to strengthen their long-term prospects. But it will take some time for those moves to pay off.
TERADATA CORP. $32 (New York symbol TDC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 130.4 million; Market cap: $4.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.teradata.com) makes computers and software that capture and store large amounts of a business’s data....
TERADATA CORP. $32 (New York symbol TDC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 130.4 million; Market cap: $4.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.teradata.com) makes computers and software that capture and store large amounts of a business’s data....
KRAFT HEINZ CO. $89 (Nasdaq symbol KHC; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $106.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.1; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.kraftheinzcompany.com) makes condiments and sauces (such as Heinz Ketchup) as well as other packaged foods....
VISA INC. $80 (New York symbol V; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 2.4 billion; Market cap: $192.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 13.3; Dividend yield: 0.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.visa.com) gets most of its revenue from the fees it charges credit- and debit-card issuers and merchants that use its electronic payments network....
We advise investors to diversify their Finance sector holdings with non-bank stocks such as the four we analyze below. All are leaders in their niche fields, which helps cut their risk. Three are also spinoffs from larger firms. That has spurred their share prices....
PFIZER INC. $35 (New York symbol PFE; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 6.1 billion; Market cap: $213.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.1; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.pfizer.com) is one of the world’s leading prescription drug makers....
With its September 2016 dividend payment of $1.11 a share, 3M has now paid dividends continuously for the past century. It has also increased the payout each year for the past 58 years.
The company’s wide array of businesses should let it continue that dividend history....
The company’s wide array of businesses should let it continue that dividend history....
MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. (Toronto symbols TPX.A $133 and TPX.B $129; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 214.8 million; Market cap: $27.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.2; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.molson coors.com) is the world’s fourth-largest beer brewer by market cap....
HOME CAPITAL GROUP INC. $29 (Toronto symbol HCG; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 65.7 million; Market cap; $1.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.4; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.homecapital.com) paid $23.2 million for Canadian First Financial Bank (now called Home Bank) in 2015....
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $62 (Toronto symbol QSR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 460.9 million; Market cap: $28.6 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 3.6; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.rbi.com) is the world’s thirdlargest fast-food operator, after McDonald’s (No....
TORSTAR CORP. $1.44 (Toronto symbol TS.B; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 80.7 million; Market cap: $116.2 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend yield: 6.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.torstar.com) saw its advertising revenue drop 17% in the latest quarter....