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

Updating Tennant Co., Teradata Corp. and General Electric Co.

TENNANT CO. $72 (New York symbol TNC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 17.6 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Priceto-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tennantco.com) makes industrial floorcleaning equipment, including scrubbers, sweepers and polishers....

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Big acquisition adds risk for SHW

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. $271 (New York symbol SHW; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 92.9 million; Market cap: $25.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.sherwin-williams....

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Hang on to these tech leaders

These two tech firms continue to dominate their main markets. However, we feel their shares will make only limited progress over the next few months.

APPLE INC. $117 (Nasdaq symbol AAPL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 5.3 billion; Market cap: $620.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.9; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.apple.com) gets about 60% of its revenue from its iPhone smartphone....

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Growth Stocks

McKesson cuts its earnings outlook

MCKESSON CORP. $142 (New York symbol MCK; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 226.1 million; Market cap: $32.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend yield 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.mckesson.com) agreed to buy the Rexall chain of 470 drug stores in Canada for $2.2 billion in March 2016.

To satisfy Canadian competition regulators, the company will sell 26 of these stores....

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Growth Stocks

Acquisition spurs State Street’s profit

STATE STREET CORP. $79 (New York symbol STT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 385.7 million; Market cap: $30.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.0; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.statestreet.com) sells accounting and administrative services to the operators of mutual funds and pension plans....

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Growth Stocks

We also like these five Finance leaders

In addition to Visa (see page 1), we also like the outlook for these five non-bank, Finance-sector stocks. That includes State Street and T. Rowe Price.

Each of them is a leader in its niche area. That helps cut their risk. They also have done a good job of expanding their profits with attractive acquisitions and improved efficiency....

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Growth Stocks

FedEx buys some growth

FEDEX CORP. $192 (New York symbol FDX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 265.8 million; Market cap: $51.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fedex.com) completed its $4.9 billion acquisition of Netherlands-based courier TNT Express in May 2016.

Without unusual items, the company earned $1.23 billion in its fiscal 2017 second quarter, ended November 30, 2016....

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

Visa enhances its special appeal

Dear client,

Visa seems expensive in relation to its earnings. However, we feel the company’s low-risk business model and strong prospects justify this multiple.

For example, as a payment processor, Visa doesn’t suffer when credit card users fall behind on their payments....

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

SYMC adds a niche

SYMANTEC CORP. $24.84 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (650-527-8000; www.symantec. com; Shares outstanding: 623.4 million; Market cap: $15.5 billion; Divd. yield: 1.2%) will pay $2.3 billion for LifeLock Inc. (New York symbol LOCK). That business sells identity-theft protection services to 4.4 million subscribers.

Symantec sees LifeLock as a way to boost its lagging consumer security business.

The shift from desktop computers to mobile devices has weakened sales of consumer anti-virus software....

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

WestJet picks McCafe

WESTJET AIRLINES $22.74 (Toronto symbol WJA; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (1-877-493-7853; www.westjet.com; Shares o/s: 118.9 million; Market cap: $2.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.5%) has partnered with McDonald’s Canada (its parent, McDonald’s Corp., symbol MCD on New York, is a recommendation of our Wall Street Stock Forecaster newsletter) to serve the restaurant chain’s McCafe Premium Roast coffee on board its aircraft.

On December 1, 2016, WestJet began offering a complimentary McCafe Premium Roast coffee to all passengers across its fleet of Boeing 737 and 767 aircraft....

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