Settlement cuts CIBC’s risk

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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE $56 is a buy. The bank (Toronto symbol CM; Income-Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 904.7 million; Market cap: $50.7 billion; Dividend yield: 6.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.cibc.com) raised your quarterly dividend by 2.4% with the January 2023 payment. Investors now receive $0.85 a share instead of $0.83. The new annual rate of $3.40 yields a high 6.1%. The bank has agreed to settle a lawsuit launched by hedge fund Cerberus Capital Management, which accused CIBC of defaulting on payments related to a limited-recourse note that the bank issued in 2008. As a result, CIBC will pay $770 million U.S., which is equal to 57% of the $1.84 billion (Canadian), or $1.94 a share, it earned in the quarter ended January 31, 2023. CIBC remains a buy. buy…