Growth Stocks
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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CAE INC. $32 (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 265.0 million; Market cap: $8.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cae.com) is a leading maker of flight simulators for commercial and military aircraft....
BOMBARDIER INC. (Toronto symbols BBD.A $2.04 and BBD.B $2.00; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing &Industry sector; Shares o/s: 2.4 billion; Market cap: $4.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend suspended in February 2015; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.bombardier.com) plans to sell its plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which makes wings for the Airbus A220 jetliner as well as other aircraft components....
TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. $15 (Toronto symbol TCL.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 87.3 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 5.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tctranscontinental.com) completed its $1.7 billion acquisition of Chicago-based Coveris Americas in May 2018....
MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $32 (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 123.5 million; Market cap: $4.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) sells fresh and prepared meats under the Maple Leaf and Schneider brands.
Sales in the three months ended March 31, 2019, rose 11.0%, to $907.1 million from $817.5 million a year earlier....
Sales in the three months ended March 31, 2019, rose 11.0%, to $907.1 million from $817.5 million a year earlier....
GREAT-WEST LIFECO $33.78 (Toronto symbol GWO; shares outstanding: 987.8 million; Market cap: $31.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.9%; www.greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest insurance company, after Manulife Financial.
The company plans to merge its three Canadian insurance subsidiaries (The Great-West Life Assurance Company, London Life Insurance Company and The Canada Life Assurance Company) into a single firm—The Canada Life Assurance Company....
The company plans to merge its three Canadian insurance subsidiaries (The Great-West Life Assurance Company, London Life Insurance Company and The Canada Life Assurance Company) into a single firm—The Canada Life Assurance Company....
NCR CORP. $29 (New York symbol NCR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 118.9 million; Market cap: $3.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ncr.com) makes automated teller machines (ATMs), cash registers, self-serve checkouts and kiosks for theatres and arenas.
The company recently paid an undisclosed amount for BEC....
The company recently paid an undisclosed amount for BEC....
YUM! BRANDS INC. $103 (New York symbol YUM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 305.9 million; Market cap: $31.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.6; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.yum.com) operates 48,000 restaurants in over 140 countries....
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. $76 (New York symbol BAX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 511.1 million; Market cap: $38.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.baxter.com) makes a variety of medical devices, including intravenous pumps and kidney-dialysis equipment.
The company continues to benefit from a multi-year restructuring plan it began in 2015....
The company continues to benefit from a multi-year restructuring plan it began in 2015....
DIAGEO PLC ADR $164 (New York symbol DEO; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; ADRs outstanding: 629.0 million; Market cap: $103.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.3; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.diageo.com) is a leading maker of premium alcoholic beverages....
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. $136 (New York symbol IFF; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 106.6 million; Market cap: $14.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.7; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.iff.com) makes over 90,000 compounds that improve the taste of food and the smell of consumer products.
The company gets about 75% of its sales from outside of North America, and the negative impact of currency rates cut its sales by 2.1%, from $3.10 billion in 2014 to $3.02 billion in 2015....
The company gets about 75% of its sales from outside of North America, and the negative impact of currency rates cut its sales by 2.1%, from $3.10 billion in 2014 to $3.02 billion in 2015....