Russel Metals hits new all-time highs for our subscribers

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Russel Metals was hurt by the decline in economic activity due to the pandemic. But the stock has recovered—and in fact, is now hitting new all-time highs. Meanwhile, it offers a high, sustainable yield. RUSSEL METALS, $43.06, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol RUS; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.russelmetals.comwww.russelmetals.com; Shares o/s: 60.8 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; Dividend yield: 3.7%) has just agreed to acquire seven service-centre locations from Samuel, Son & Co. for $225 million. The centres are in Winnipeg, Calgary, Nisku (Alberta), Langley (B.C.), Surrey, Buffalo and Pittsburgh. In 2022, they generated revenue of $704 million. To put that into perspective, in the three months ended September 30, 2023, Russel had overall revenue of $1.1 billion. In Western Canada, Samuel’s five locations will be a strong fit with Russel’s current footprint, including providing new opportunities to benefit from Samuel’s focus on non-ferrous products and Russel’s focus on value-added processing. In the U.S. Northeast, the two remaining Samuel locations will provide an eastern extension of…