TransCanada has a new name

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TC ENERGY INC. $64 (Toronto symbol TRP; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 927 million; Market cap: $59.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.3; Dividend yield: 4.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tcenergy.com) is the new name for TransCanada Corp. (the trading symbol “TRP” remains unchanged). The company operates a 91,900-kilometre pipeline network that pumps natural gas from Alberta to eastern Canada and the U.S. Other operations include 4,900 kilometres of crude oil pipelines and 11 power plants. TC Energy recently sold some of its less-important power plants. As a result, revenue in the quarter ended March 31, 2019, rose just 1.9%, to $3.49 billion from $3.42 billion a year earlier. However, thanks to the completion of new gas and oil pipelines, overall earnings in the quarter rose 14.2%, to $987 million from $864 million. Due to more shares outstanding, earnings per share gained 9.2%, to $1.07 from $0.98. Cash flow per share improved 8.0%, to $1.76 from $1.63. TC continues to move ahead with…