These two will build on their strong start

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On April 3, 2020, aerospace products maker Raytheon Technologies Corp. (formerly United Technologies) spun off its Otis (elevators) and Carrier (heating and air conditioning equipment) businesses. For each share investors held, they received 0.5 of a share in the new Otis and 1 share in Carrier. Both stocks are off to strong starts—Carrier has soared 225%, while Otis is up 52%. We feel both can go even high as their corporate clients re-organize their workplaces to prevent COVID-19’s spread. CARRIER GLOBAL CORP. $39 is a buy. This company (New York symbol CARR; Conservative Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 866.7 million; Market cap: $33.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; Dividend yield 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.carrier.com) is a leader in 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 September 30, 2020, Carrier’s sales rose 3.7%, to $5.00 billion from $4.82 billion a year earlier. That’s partly…