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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spur consumer online shopping. That, in turn, is forcing businesses to find new ways to efficiently deliver their products to customers, including the use of last-mile services that drop off goods to shoppers’ homes.


To better take advantage of this trend, XPO Logistics is using spinoffs and asset sales to focus solely on its North American trucking business....
A spinoff investment will likely be undervalued and it’s almost always a better option than a new issue or IPO
ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC., $120.77, symbol ZBH on New York, manufactures orthopedic reconstructive implants and surgical equipment for orthopedic surgeries. Zimmer has the largest market share for reconstructive implants in the U.S.

In February 2021, the company announced that it intended to spin off its Spine and Dental businesses....
ALPHABET INC., Nasdaq symbols GOOG $2,609.51 [class C: non-voting] and GOOGL $2,597.41 [class A: one vote per share], is your #1 Aggressive Buy for 2022.

Alphabet is the parent of Google, the world’s leading Internet search engine. It gets most of its revenue from online advertising.

In addition to search, Google also offers a variety of other services and products....
VICI PROPERTIES INC., $28.07, symbol VICI on New York, owns a major real-estate portfolio of gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations. Its portfolio consists of 28 gaming facilities, and approximately 17,800 hotel rooms and more than 200 restaurants, bars, nightclubs and sportsbooks.

The company’s properties are leased to major gaming and hospitality operators, including Caesars Entertainment, Century Casinos, Hard Rock International, JACK Entertainment LLC and Penn National Gaming.

Vici also has an investment in the Chelsea Piers development in New York City and owns four championship golf courses and 34 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip.

On August 4, 2021, the REIT announced an acquisition that would see it acquire MGM Growth Properties LLC (symbol MGP on New York) for $17.2 billion....

Two of America’s oldest companies, AT&T and General Electric, are now using spinoffs to unlock value for investors. We’re confident these moves will pay off, but only AT&T is suitable for your new buying.


AT&T INC. $24 is a spinoff buy. The company (New York symbol T; Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 7.1 billion; Market cap: $170.4 billion; Dividend yield: 8.6%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.att.com) is merging its media operations (Warner Bros....
Here are your three top U.S. stock picks for 2022—one each from our Conservative, Aggressive and Income portfolios.


In light of ongoing COVID-19 uncertainty, this year we are zeroing in on resilient stocks that have successfully adapted to the pandemic to thrive....
Shares of Lennar hit a new all-time high of $117.54 on December 13, 2021. That’s largely because low interest rates and the COVID-19 pandemic continue to spur demand for new houses.


We feel the stock will surpass that record in 2022 as the upcoming spin-off of its mortgage origination and apartment operations unlocks the hidden value of those assets.


LENNAR CORP....
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC ADRs $46 is a spinoff buy. The company (New York symbol GSK; Manufacturing sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.7 billion; Market cap: $124.2 billion; Dividend yield: 4.7%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.gsk.com) is a U.K.-based global healthcare firm that develops and sells products in three main markets: pharmaceuticals (50% of 2020 revenue), vaccines (21%) and consumer healthcare (29%).


In June 2021, Glaxo announced that it would spin off its consumer operations as a separate firm; it owns 68% of this business, with Pfizer Inc....
We have selected Becton Dickinson as your #1 Spinoff Buy for 2022.


The medical device maker now plans to set up its diabetes-products business as a separate, publicly listed company. The split should unlock some of Becton’s holding company discount and let it focus on its new products such as COVID-19 testing kits.


Moreover, Becton’s spinoff—to be called embecta Corp.–will also be better positioned to launch its own new products and expand in emerging markets....