Updating your Aggressive stocks: RioCan, SNC-Lavalin & Leon

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RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $18 (www.riocan.com) is a buy. The REIT owns all or part of 193 shopping centres and other properties across Canada, as well as 11 projects under development. RioCan plans to spend between $400 million and $450 million on new developments in 2023. Those new developments should lift its projected earnings from $0.77 a unit in 2022 to $1.64 in 2023. The units trade at a reasonable 11.0 times that 2023 estimate. The $1.08 annual distribution rate looks safe and yields a high 6.0%. RioCan is a buy. SNC-LAVALIN GROUP INC. $44 (www.atkinsrealis.com) is still a hold. The engineering company is now operating as AtkinsRéalis (symbol ATRL). The change is part of its new strategy, which mainly involves exiting lump-sum, turnkey (LSTK) construction projects. They expose it—and its investors—to cost overruns. SNC is also narrowing its work to services such as design and consulting. However, the stock remains vulnerable to a potential economic slowdown. SNC-Lavalin is a hold. LEON’S FURNITURE LTD. $19 (www.leon’s.ca) is a buy. The…