Broadridge reports higher earnings

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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. $147 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares o/s: 115.2 million; Market cap: $16.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.7; Div. yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.broadridge.com) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing. In the quarter ended September 30, 2020, revenue rose 7.3%, to $1.02 billion from $948.6 million a year earlier. Broadridge benefited from signing up new clients. Excluding one-time items, it earned $0.98, up 44.1% from $0.68, partly due to expense-cutting measures. Meanwhile, the company continues to gain from financial services firms looking to outsource work in order to cut back office costs and lower staffing numbers. New regulations in the U.S. (Regulation Best Interest) and Europe (Shareholder Rights Directive) also lift demand. Broadridge is a buy. buy…