Growth Stocks

Growth stocks are companies that are likely to have sales and earnings growth well above market average. Frequently they pay few, if any, dividends. Instead they typically reinvest any extra cash flow to promote further growth. Chosen wisely—according to Pat McKeough’s advice—high-quality growth-oriented stocks can be worthwhile additions to most well-diversified portfolios.

Although growth stock picks can be highly volatile, they can make good long-term investments. They may be well-known stars or quiet gems, but they do share one common attribute—they are growing at a higher-than-average rate within their industry, or within the market as a whole, and could keep growing for years or decades.

And keep in mind that we focus on growth stocks, which have a good long-term history and favourable prospects. We downplay momentum stocks that tend to attract many investors simply because they are moving faster than the market averages, but are liable to fall sharply when their momentum fades.

There’s room for growth stock investing in your portfolio, but make sure you follow our TSI Network three-part Successful Investor strategy for your overall portfolio:

Invest mainly in well-established companies;
Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; Utilities);
Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.

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Growth Stocks

Boeing faces another setback

BOEING CO. $207 remains a hold. The aircraft maker (New York symbol BA; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares o/s: 586.2 million; Market cap: $121.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend suspended in June 2020; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.boeing.com) delivered 85 commercial jet planes in the third quarter of 2021 compared to just 28 in the year-earlier quarter.

That increase is mainly because the company has resumed deliveries of its 737 Max jetliners after it fixed a problem with the autopilot software that probably contributed to the crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia in 2019....

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Growth Stocks

Merger savings will boost profits

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. $148 is a buy. The company (New York symbol IFF; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 254.5 million; Market cap: $37.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.1; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.iff.com) makes compounds that improve the taste of food and the smell of consumer products.

On February 1, 2021, IFF merged with the nutrition and biosciences business of DuPont (New York symbol DD)....

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Growth Stocks

Diageo expands tequila production

DIAGEO PLC ADR $199 is a hold. The U.K.-based company (New York symbol DEO; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; ADRs outstanding: 629.0 million; Market cap: $125.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.7; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.diageo.com) is a leading maker of premium alcoholic beverages....

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Growth Stocks

Get foreign exposure with high-quality ADRs

A great way for investors to gain exposure to some of the world’s best companies is with American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) that trade on New York. Here are three of our favourites (including Diageo—see box). Note, however, that we see only two of them as buys for right now.

ABB LTD....

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Growth Stocks

Bright outlook spurs dividend hike

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. $181 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares o/s: 116.2 million; Market cap: $21.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.3; Divd. yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.broadridge.com) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.

Broadridge stands to gain from the growing push of the financial services industry to improve efficiency and lower its costs....

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Growth Stocks

Three techs poised for post-COVID gains

These three technology stocks shone as COVID-19 lockdowns spurred strong demand for their products. Even though the pandemic is easing, we still like their long-term prospects.

NVIDIA CORP. $244 remains a buy for aggressive investors. The company (Nasdaq symbol NVDA; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 2.5 billion; Market cap: $610.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 26.2; Dividend yield: 0.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nvidia.com) is a leading designer of 3D-capable video chips; they make video games run more smoothly and appear more lifelike....

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Growth Stocks

Microsoft can still go higher

Microsoft’s shift to cloud computing continues to pay off, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic forced workers and schools to operate remotely. That shift added to demand for its Azure cloud service, which was launched in 2014 and has soared over 500% since then.

Demand for Azure will continue to expand as businesses become more comfortable with the platform and enjoy the lower administration and maintenance costs....

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Growth Stocks

These two prosper in the online economy

Both Twilio and Stitch Fix benefited from increased demand during the pandemic. But their business models and leading-edge technology also set them up for longer-term success. We still see both stocks as buys.

STITCH FIX, $33.62, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol SFIX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (www.stitchfix.com; Shares o/s: 79.3 million; Market cap: $3.7 billion; No divds.) is an online stylist that provides subscribers with regular shipments of clothes, shoes and accessories—all tailored to their tastes....

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Growth Stocks

BSX makes a smart acquisition

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP., $44.47, is a buy. The company (New York symbol BSX; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.bostonscientific.com; Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $62.8 billion; No dividends paid) is now buying Mississauga, Ontario-based Baylis Medical for $1.75 billion....

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Growth Stocks

These two leaders offer you further gains

Fair Isaac and Broadridge Financial are positioned to keep expanding for the rest of the pandemic: since March of 2020, Fair Isaac is up 133.6%; and Broadridge has jumped 118.4% to a new high. We think both stocks have room to move even higher on rising COVID-spurred demand.

FAIR ISAAC CORP., $410.64, is a buy. The company (New York symbol FICO; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.fairisaac.com; Shares outstanding: 28.4 million; Market cap: $11.8 billion; No dividends paid) is best known for its FICO Scores software....

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