Shift to low-carbon metals set to spur Teck

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Teck is now shifting its focus to “low carbon metals,” such as copper and zinc. Under that plan, the company is selling its stake in an oil sands project. It could also spin off or sell its coal operations. These moves would help unlock more of Teck’s value, particularly as the stock continues to rebound from its pandemic low of $8.15 in March 2020. TECK RESOURCES LTD. $44 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 512.3 million; Market cap: $22.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 1.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) explores for and develops various types of minerals, including copper, gold, zinc and metallurgical coal (used for making steel). Due to higher coal prices, Teck’s revenue rose 5.5%, from $11.91 billion in 2017 to $12.56 billion in 2018. Revenue then dipped 5.0% in 2019, to $11.93 billion, and dropped 25.0% to $8.95 billion in 2020 due to the COVID-19 shutdowns. However, revenue jumped 50.7% to…