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Investing in spinoffs can boost your long-term portfolio returns.

Stock spinoff investing is about as close as you can get to a sure thing when looking for stocks to add to your portfolio

Spinoff investing has been proven to generate above-average returns—and part of that comes from their takeover appeal

What is a spinoff company and how can it impact the value of your investment portfolio? When a company creates a spinoff, it hands out shares in that company to its shareholders, typically providing substantial benefits to investors in the process.

ABB LTD. ADRs $57 is a buy. This Swiss-based company (Over-the-counter Pink Sheets symbol ABBNY; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $102.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.2; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.abb.com) is a leading maker of electrical transformers, transmission systems and circuit breakers for electrical utilities.


The company now plans to spin off its robotic equipment business as a separate firm....

FedEx’s shares are down from their pandemic-era high of $320 in 2021; that fall reflects the re-opening of stores, which hurt online shopping volumes at the same time FedEx faced rising fuel and other costs. More recently, the threat of U.S. tariffs on imports, particularly on duty free “de minimis’’ shipments worth less than $800, has also weighed on the stock.


In response, the company has launched big restructuring plan to better align its costs with revenue....

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC., $198.20, Nasdaq symbol TXN, is a buy.

The company is a leading maker of analog chips. Its products convert inputs, like touch, sound and pressure, into electronic signals that computers can understand.

Texas Instruments announced this week that it will spend $60 billion over the next few years to expand and upgrade its chipmaking facilities at three manufacturing sites in Texas and Utah....

You Can See Our Spinoff Stock Portfolio For July 2025 Here.

Why we like spinoffs so much
We think that spinoffs are the closest thing you can find to a sure thing for two main reasons:


1) The management of a parent company will only hand out shares in a subsidiary to its own investors if it’s all but certain that business, and the parent, will be better off after the spinoff.


2) Spinoffs involve a lot of work and legal fees....

COMCAST CORP. $34 is a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol CMCSA; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 3.9 billion; Market cap: $132.6 billion; Dividend yield 3.8%; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.comcast.com) is a global media giant with five main businesses: Residential Connectivity & Platforms (cable TV systems), Business Services Connectivity, Media (including NBCUniversal), Studios, and Theme Parks.


The company will spin off its cable TV channels—including MSNBC, CNBC and USA Network—as a separate business called Versant....

Shareholders of Maple Leaf Foods have now approved the company’s plan to spin off as “Canada Packers Inc.” its business focused on raising and processing hogs.


Before the end of 2025, investors will receive 0.2 of a Canada Packers share for each Maple Leaf share they own....