Small setback for TC Energy

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TC ENERGY CORP. $56 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 1.01 billion; Market cap: $56.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.7; Dividend yield: 6.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tcenergy.com) has re-started its Keystone oil pipeline following a 21-day shutdown due to the leak of 14,000 barrels into a creek in Kansas. Keystone pumps over 600,000 barrels a day of crude from Alberta to refineries in the U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has now authorized the company to recover oil and oil-contaminated soil and vegetation in the creek, and contain further contamination. So far, it has recovered about 12,000 barrels. TC has not yet said how much it expects to spend on the cleanup, or how long the process would take. However, the costs will probably not have a significant impact on its earnings and cash flow. That should let the company stick with its plan to raise your dividend by 3%…