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MCKESSON CORP. $136 is a buy for spinoff gains. The company (New York symbol MCK; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 177.1 million; Market cap: $24.1 billion; Dividend yield 1.2%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.mckesson.com) is the largest wholesale drug distributor in the U.S. and Canada. It also operates drugstores in Europe. In 2017, McKesson merged most of its Technology Solutions business with privately held Change Healthcare Inc. The joint venture makes software to help hospitals, clinics and doctors manage their billing activities. In June 2019, McKesson and Change Healthcare created a new company—called CHANGE HEALTHCARE INC. $6.86 (Nasdaq symbol CHNG; Manufacturing sector; Shares o/s: 125.4 million; Market cap: $860.2 million; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.changehelathcare.com)—and sold shares to the public. McKesson has now completed its plan to hand out its shares in the joint venture through a split-off transaction. Participating shareholders received 11.4086 shares of Change Healthcare for each share they tendered. Investors will pay capital gains taxes when they sell their new shares. Change Healthcare is smaller and riskier…