Home Capital secures new financing

HOME CAPITAL GROUP INC. $14 (Toronto symbol HCG; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 80.3 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.8; Dividend suspended in May 2017; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.homecapital.com) is a mortgage lender serving borrowers who fail to meet the stricter standards of… Read More

Outlook for Wells Fargo remains strong

The U.S. Federal Reserve recently ordered Wells Fargo to halt any activity that would increase its total assets. As of December 31, 2017, those assets equalled $1.95 trillion.

The Fed put the restriction in place because of the over 2 million unauthorized accounts the bank’s… Read More

Their dividends look safe despite health kick

KRAFT HEINZ CO. $80 (Nasdaq symbol KHC, Conservative- Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $96.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.kraftheinzcompany.com) makes condiments (such as Heinz Ketchup) as well as other packaged foods. These include… Read More

Spinoff Spotlight

PHILLIPS 66 $93 (New York symbol PSX; Manufacturing Sector; Shares outstanding: 506.7 million; Market cap: $47.1 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; Divd. yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.phillips66. com) refines and transports oil and gas, operates Phillips 66 gas stations, and owns 50% of a.. Read More

Here’s two ETFs that aim to track Buffett

We think it’s all but impossible to duplicate the investment success of celebrated investors such as Warren Buffett, Bill Ackman, Carl Icahn, Daniel Loeb and David Tepper. That hasn’t kept these two ETFs from trying. Each aims to track the holdings of the most prominent… Read More