New investments start to pay off

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THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $120 is still a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 486.2 million; Market cap: $58.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.2; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters.com) reports that its revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2022, rose 5.7%, to $1.67 billion from $1.58 billion a year earlier (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). That’s due to growing demand for its legal, tax and accounting information products as the global economy re-opens. Under a new strategic plan, Thomson will spend $600 million this year to upgrade its computer hardware systems. So far, the plan has cut its annual costs by $305 million. If you factor out all unusual items, earnings in the quarter improved 13.8%, to $0.66 a share from $0.58. The company also holds shares in the London Stock Exchange Group plc following the January 2021 sale of its Refinitiv financial information business. That stake is now…