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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SNC-LAVALIN GROUP INC. $55 (Toronto symbol SNC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 150.1 million; Market cap: $8.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.snclavalin.com) is a leading Canadian engineering and construction company that specializes in large-scale public works projects such as roads, bridges, transit systems and watertreatment plants....
CGI GROUP INC. $55 (Toronto symbol GIB.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 302.8 million; Market cap: $16.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.cgi.com) is Canada’s largest provider of computer-outsourcing services....
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Canada Day holiday, our next Hotline will go out on Thursday, June 30, 2016.
ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD, $52.30, symbol ATD.B on Toronto, has agreed to buy the Premium 7 chain in Estonia for an undisclosed amount.
The purchase comprises 23 fuel stations—11 full-service, with convenience stores; and 12 self-service.
With the transaction, Couche-Tard’s network in Estonia will grow by 40% and will total 77 company-operated stores and fuel stations....
ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD, $52.30, symbol ATD.B on Toronto, has agreed to buy the Premium 7 chain in Estonia for an undisclosed amount.
The purchase comprises 23 fuel stations—11 full-service, with convenience stores; and 12 self-service.
With the transaction, Couche-Tard’s network in Estonia will grow by 40% and will total 77 company-operated stores and fuel stations....
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Canada Day holiday, our next Hotline will go out on Thursday, June 30, 2016.
WAL-MART STORES INC., $71.96, New York symbol WMT, is the world’s largest retailer, with 11,500 stores in 28 countries.
The company has formed a new alliance with Chinese online retailer JD.com (Nasdaq symbol JD).
Under the terms of the deal, JD.com will acquire Yihaodian—Wal-Mart’s shopping website in China....
WAL-MART STORES INC., $71.96, New York symbol WMT, is the world’s largest retailer, with 11,500 stores in 28 countries.
The company has formed a new alliance with Chinese online retailer JD.com (Nasdaq symbol JD).
Under the terms of the deal, JD.com will acquire Yihaodian—Wal-Mart’s shopping website in China....
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Canada Day holiday, our next Hotline will go out on Thursday, June 30, 2016.
BCE INC., $59.89, Toronto symbol BCE, is Canada’s largest provider of landline telephone service, with 6.6 million customers in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces....
BCE INC., $59.89, Toronto symbol BCE, is Canada’s largest provider of landline telephone service, with 6.6 million customers in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces....
BAXALTA INC. supports the value we place on spinoffs. The company makes vaccines and drugs. Until July 1, 2015, it was a subsidiary of Baxter International (New York symbol BAX). That’s when Baxter set it up as a separate firm. Investors received one Baxalta share for every Baxter share they held....
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. $67 (New York symbol MSI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 174.6 million; Market cap: $11.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 2.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.motorolasolutions.com) split from cellphone maker Motorola in 2011....
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. $62 (Nasdaq symbol TXN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $62.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.9; Dividend yield: 2.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ti.com) mainly makes analog chips, which convert inputs like touch, sound and pressure into electronic signals that computers can understand....
These two firms provide specialized services to banks and other large financial institutions. Long-term relationships with their clients make it difficult for new competitors to enter either of these markets. However, we see State Street as the better choice for new buying....
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. $42 (New York symbol ADM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 587.6 million; Market cap: $24.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.adm.com) processes corn, wheat, soybeans, canola, flax seed, peanuts and other crops to make a variety of food ingredients such as flour, oils and sweeteners....