Power lifts its dividend

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POWER CORP. $30.07 (Toronto symbol POW; Shares o/s: 414.4 million; Market cap: $14.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.1%; www.powercorporation.com) is a holding company with a diversified list of businesses. It holds its financial assets through its 65.6%-owned Power Financial. In the quarter ended March 31, 2018, earnings per share rose 17.1%, to $0.82 from $0.70 a year earlier. The company raises its dividend 6.6% in June 2018. The stock yields 5.1%. Power Financial’s assets include 67.6% interest in insurer Great-West Lifeco and 61.5% of mutual-fund provider IGM Financial. Through its 50% stake in Parjointco, Power Financial also holds 55.5% of Swiss-listed Pargesa Holdings SA. Pargesa has 95% of its assets in seven large European firms. Power Corp. is a buy. buy. …