Investors continue to profit from this split

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On April 3, 2020, Raytheon Technologies (see box), formerly United Technologies (old symbol UTX), spun off its Otis and Carrier (heating and air conditioning equipment) businesses as separate firms. For each UTX share they held, investors received 0.5 of a share in Otis and 1 share in Carrier. So far, Carrier has shot up 217% while Otis is up a stellar 79%. The re-start of construction projects as the pandemic eases should spur more gains for investors. CARRIER GLOBAL CORP. $46 is a buy. This company (New York symbol CARR; Conservative Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 869.0 million; Market cap: $40.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.carrier.com) is a leading maker of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. It also makes fire and security products, such as smoke detectors, as well as refrigeration equipment. In the quarter ended March 31, 2021, Carrier’s sales jumped 20.9%, to $4.70 billion from $3.89 billion a year earlier…