Updating your Income stocks: CIBC, RBC & Emera

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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE $165 (www.cibc.com) is a buy. The bank increased your quarterly dividend by 10.3% with the January 2022 payment. The new annual rate of $6.44 yields a high 3.9%. Based on CIBC’s projected earnings for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, of $14.58 a share, the new dividend rate represents a payout rate of 44%. That’s close to the midpoint of the bank’s target payout range of 40% to 50%. CIBC is a buy. ROYAL BANK OF CANADA $146 (www.rbc.com) is also a buy. The bank will now raise your quarterly dividend by 11.1% with the February 2022 payment. The new annual rate of $4.80 yields a solid 3.3%. That rate is equal to 43% of its likely 2022 earnings of $11.18 a share, which is within its 40% to 50% payout target range. Royal Bank is a buy. EMERA INC. $60 (www.emera.com) is a buy. The company owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier. It also owns 100% of Tampa Electric, which provides…