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Restaurant Brands Int’l Inc. offers a solid 3.7% yield while its growth prospects remain sound, especially internationally.

TELUS INTERNATIONAL (CDA) INC. $4.96 is now a hold. The company (Toronto symbol TIXT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 275.0 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; No dividend paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.telusdigital.com) operates as Telus Digital Experience....

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $17.41, Toronto symbol REI.UN, is a top pick for 2025.

The REIT owns all or part of 177 shopping centres and other properties across Canada, including eight under development. Its occupancy rate is a high 98.0%.

RioCan cut its monthly distribution by 33.3% to $0.96 a unit (on an annual basis) in February 2021 as retailers shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

INTACT FINANCIAL CORP., $311.35, is a buy. The stock (symbol IFC on Toronto) offers investors exposure to Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty insurance. Intact insures more than five million individuals and businesses. Its major brands are Intact Insurance, Canada BrokerLink and belairdirect.

In a bid to add value for investors, the company acquired OneBeacon Insurance Group for $1.7 billion U.S....

RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $96 is a buy for aggressive investors. The fast-food operator (Toronto symbol QSR, Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 452.0 million; Market cap: $43.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.7; Dividend yield: 3.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.rbi.com) has 31,525 fast-food outlets in over 100 countries....

MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO. $62 is a hold. The beer brewer (New York symbol TAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 206.0 million; Market cap: $12.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.molsoncoors.com) has acquired the rights to produce, market and sell Fever-Tree products in the U.S....

GARMIN LTD., $224.71, is a buy. The company (symbol GRMN on Nasdaq) makes GPS devices and software for five different markets: fitness, outdoors, auto, aviation, and marine.

The stock rose almost 7% this week to a new all-time high, after the company reported improved results in the latest quarter.

In the three months ended December 31, 2024, Garmin’s overall revenue climbed 22.9%, to $1.62 billion from $1.48 billion a year earlier.

Sales in the marine segment rose 5%....

Restaurant Brands has laid out ambitious expansion plans with 7,000 new restaurants in the next five years while it pays you 3.7% & buys back shares.

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, $725.72, is a buy. The drugmaker (symbol LLY on New York) discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human pharmaceutical products.

The company expects to report revenue of $45.0 billion for 2024, which is 32% above its 2023 revenue....

RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $95 is a buy for aggressive investors. The fast-food operator (Toronto symbol QSR, Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 450.8 million; Market cap: $42.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.9; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.rbi.com) has 31,525 outlets in over 100 countries, comprised of Burger King, Tim Hortons (coffee and donuts), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (fried chicken) and Firehouse Subs locations.


In May 2024, the company acquired the remaining 85% of Carrols Restaurant Group (Nasdaq symbol TAST) that it didn’t already own for $974 million, which included $431 million of Carrols debt (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S....