Telus Corp.

Toronto symbol T.A, provides local and long distance telephone service in B.C., Alberta and parts of Quebec, and wireless service across Canada.


BCE has gained 19% since the start of 2019, while Telus is up 6%. The gains reflect falling interest rates, which have enhanced the appeal of these high-yielding dividend stocks.


There’s more behind the share price increases: both firms continue to benefit from strong demand for wireless services as consumers give up their landlines....

TELUS CORP. $48 (Toronto symbol T; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 601.0 million; Market cap: $28.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 4.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.telus.com) added 154,000 new wireless subscribers (net of cancellations) in the three months ended June 30, 2019; it now has 9.89 million subscribers....
TELUS $47.44 (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 601.0 million; Market cap: $28.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.7%; www.telus.com) is Canada’s third-largest wireless carrier after Rogers Communications (No....
EXTENDICARE INC. $9 (Toronto symbol EXE; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 88.5 million; Market cap: $796.5 million; Dividend yield: 5.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.extendicare.com) owns 59 long-term care facilities and nine retirement living centres; it manages another 54 facilities....
TELUS $48.83 (Toronto symbol T; Shares o/s: 601.0 million; Market cap: $29.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.6%; www.telus.com) is Canada’s third-largest wireless carrier after Rogers Communications (No. 1) and Bell Mobility (No....
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WESTJET AIRLINES LTD., $30.10, Toronto symbol WJA, serves over 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe.

The stock jumped 62% this week after the company accepted a $31.00-a-share all-cash takeover offer from Onex Corp....
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The index is market-capitalization weighted, with each stock capped at 5% (any stock may rise above 5% temporarily until rebalancing)....
TELUS $49.19 (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 600.0 million; Market cap: $29.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.4%; www.telus.com) is Canada’s third-largest wireless carrier, after Rogers Communications (No....
TELUS CORP. $50 (Toronto symbol T; Income-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 600.8 million; Market cap: $30.0 billion; Dividend yield: 4.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.telus.com) last raised its quarterly dividend with the January 2019 payment....