Updating IGM FINANCIAL INC., SUNCOR ENERGY INC., TELUS CORP. and MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC.

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IGM FINANCIAL INC. $49 (Toronto symbol IGM; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 259.7 million; Market cap: $12.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.8; Dividend yield: 4.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.igmfinancial.com) had $134.1 billion of assets under management on March 31, 2011. That’s up 8.7% from $123.4 billion a year earlier. The rebounding stock market was the main reason for the gain. IGM’s fee income varies with the value of the mutual funds and other securities it manages, so the company’s revenue and earnings gain when the value of these assets rises. IGM Financial is a buy. SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $42 (Toronto symbol SU; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $67.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.suncor.com) has finished upgrading its ethanol plant in Sarnia, Ontario. Ethanol is a gasoline additive that lowers harmful emissions. The upgrade has doubled the plant’s capacity, from 200 million to 400 million litres of ethanol a year. It…