This new firm still has appeal

EMBECTA CORP. $18 is still a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol EMBC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares o/s: 57.3 million; Market cap: $1.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.embecta.com) took its current form in April 2022 when Becton Dickinson (see left) spun… Read More

New businesses improve their prospects

In April 2020, RTX Corp. (formerly Raytheon Technologies Corp.) (New York symbol RTX) spun off Carrier and Otis as separate companies. So far, Carrier has soared over 290%, while Otis has gained an impressive 95%. We feel their recent acquisitions set them up for even… Read More

This spinoff looks pricey

KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC. $20 is a hold. The company (New York symbol KD; Conservative Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares o/s: 229.5 million; Market cap: $4.6 billion; No dividends paid; P-to-S ratio: 0.3; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.kyndryl.com) took its current form in November 2021 when IBM spun off its legacy… Read More

A new buy for aggressive investors

This month, we’re adding Danaher to our Aggressive Growth Portfolio. This maker of specialized measuring equipment and tools is a long-time recommendation of our TSI Spinoffs and Takeovers newsletter, which focuses on spinoffs and their former parent companies.
Danaher has completed three spinoffs since July 2016. Since then,… Read More

Alcon taps into key global eyecare trends

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis spun off Alcon in 2019. As we’ve said many times before, spinoffs are the closest thing you can find to a sure thing, regardless of the market’s rise and fall. Moreover, trends now underway—as well as Alcon’s strong position in its… Read More

We agree with Elliott on these two

Activist investor Elliott Investment Management is now targeting two firms it feels could boost shareholder value with asset sales or spinoffs. We agree with its proposals, and see both stocks as attractive buys.
CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. $117 is a buy. The company (New York symbol CCI; Manufacturing… Read More

Nine years later, we still like both

In November 2014, Agilent spun off its electronic testing equipment business as Keysight Technologies. Agilent shareholders received one Keysight share for every two shares they held.
While both stocks have dropped lately, they remain terrific examples of why spinoffs are the closest thing you can find… Read More

Look out for more possible spinoffs

In the past few years, many well-established conglomerates, such as General Electric and Danaher, have spun off some of their smaller businesses to help eliminate a “holding company discount.”
Honeywell did the same in October 2018, spinning off its building products business (called Resideo). Shareholders received… Read More