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Leading Canadian insurer and value stock Intact Financial hikes its dividend on growth fuelled by smart acquisitions. We look at whether it can keep prospering
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In next week’s Stock Pickers Digest Hotline, we’ll reveal our top stock picks for 2016. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to profit. DREAM OFFICE REIT, $14.57, symbol D.UN on Toronto, owns and manages 174 properties comprising 23.3 million square feet of office and retail space in major Canadian cities. In the three months ended September 30, 2015, Dream Office’s revenue rose slightly, to $202.4 million from $201.7 million a year earlier. Cash flow gained 2.5%, to $69.7 million from $68.1 million, while cash flow per unit fell 3.2% to $0.61 from $0.63, on more units outstanding....
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Metro Inc. owns 600 grocery stores and 250 drug stores across Quebec and Ontario. We look at whether this dividend stock can keep its profits growing
All penny stocks have a number of things in common, and it’s not just their low price.
There are a number of things all penny stocks have in common besides their low price. You need to know what they are to pick winners.
Bad penny stocks require the most intensive marketing and promotion
Penny stocks do sometimes pay off, but there are many pitfalls to avoid. You should be aware that many penny stocks are little more than very well executed marketing campaigns. Penny stock promoters will do anything in their power to get their penny stock noticed. These extensive marketing campaigns include emails, TV interviews, podcasts, newsletters and other paid sponsorships.
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We like juniors Birchcliff Energy and Trilogy Energy for their potential when oil recovers. But just one of these energy stocks is a buy now
As Cisco Systems adapts to evolving computer networks and expands in cloud computing, we view it as a value stock with strong prospects.
In addition to Loblaw (see first article), we think these three retail stocks have great long-term prospects. They all lead their markets and have strong brands and reputations that will help them grow. However, only aggressive investors should consider Metro and RioCan. CANADIAN TIRE CORP. $122 (Toronto symbol CTC.A; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 75.0 million; Market cap: $9.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.canadiantire.ca) has 495 Canadian Tire stores, which sell automotive, household and sporting goods. Franchisees run most of these outlets. Other operations include 297 gas stations and 91 PartSource auto parts stores....
METRO INC. $39 (Toronto symbol MRU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 241.5 million; Market cap: $9.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.metro.ca) operates 600 grocery stores and 250 drugstores in Quebec and Ontario. In its 2015 fiscal year, which ended September 26, 2015, Metro’s earnings rose 13.6%, to $523.6 million from $460.9 million in 2014. It spent $418.0 million on share buybacks in 2015, which is why earnings per share gained 18.7%, to $2.03 from $1.71. Overall sales rose 5.5%, to $12.2 billion from $11.6 billion. Same-store sales increased 4.0%....