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.
Telus continues to invest in its networks: it spent $2.6 billion in 2015 and another $2.9 billion this year. That lets it hang on to its customers and attract new ones. Even so, the company still has lots of room to keep raising dividends. Telus now plans to increase those shareholder payments twice a year in 2017, 2018 and 2019....
Both BCE and Telus continue to prosper in the competitive Canadian telecom market. That positions them to continue raising their already-high dividend payouts.
BCE INC. $60 (Toronto symbol BCE; Income Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 868.2 million; Market cap: $52.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 4.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest telephone provider, with 6.5 million customers in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces....
BCE INC. $60 (Toronto symbol BCE; Income Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 868.2 million; Market cap: $52.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 4.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest telephone provider, with 6.5 million customers in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces....
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LOBLAW COMPANIES $71.35 (Toronto symbol L; Shares outstanding: 405.5 million; Market cap: $28.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 1.5%; www.loblaw.ca) currently operates over 1,100 supermarkets across Canada. In March 2014, the company purchased the Shoppers Drug Mart chain of 1,300 drugstores....
TELUS CORP. $43.02 (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 593.2 million; Market cap: $25.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.3%; www.telus.com) raised its quarterly dividend by 4.3% with the July 2016 payment, to $0.46 from $0.44....
In addition to Telus (see page 81), the outlook for BCE is positive: the company continues to attract new wireless and TV customers; and its upcoming acquisition of Manitoba Telecom (see box) will expand its geographic reach and earnings, as well as its wireless business....
After several years of explosive growth, Canada’s wireless industry has started to slow. That’s mainly because 85% of all Canadians now own a cellphone.
Even so, the outlook for wireless carriers such as Telus and BCE (see page 83) remains bright for several reasons....
Even so, the outlook for wireless carriers such as Telus and BCE (see page 83) remains bright for several reasons....
TELUS $42.89 (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 593.2 million; Market cap: $25.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.3%; www.telus.com) gets most of its revenue from its wireless and landline telephone businesses.
In the past few years, it has expanded in to other areas....
In the past few years, it has expanded in to other areas....
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These are companies that have leading positions in healthy industries. They also have strong management that will make the right moves to remain competitive in a changing market.
Stocks like these give investors an additional measure of safety despite today’s volatility....
These are companies that have leading positions in healthy industries. They also have strong management that will make the right moves to remain competitive in a changing market.
Stocks like these give investors an additional measure of safety despite today’s volatility....
TELUS $41.89 (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 593.0 million; Market cap: $24.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.4%; www.telus.com) gets most of its revenue from its wireless and regular telephone divisions.
In the past few years it has expanded into other businesses....
In the past few years it has expanded into other businesses....