Spinoff Spotlight

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PHILLIPS 66 $93 (New York symbol PSX; Manufacturing Sector; Shares outstanding: 506.7 million; Market cap: $47.1 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; Divd. yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.phillips66. com) refines and transports oil and gas, operates Phillips 66 gas stations, and owns 50% of a chemical firm with Chevron Corp. The company has its roots in Phillips Petroleum, founded in 1917 by brothers Frank and L.E. Phillips. In 2002, that firm merged with Conoco to form the third-largest public oil company in the U.S. ConocoPhillips (New York symbol COP) spun off its midstream (pipelines and storage) and downstream (refining and gas stations) assets on May 1, 2012, as Phillips 66. Today, the spinoff’s biggest institutional shareholder is Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, symbol BRK.A and BRK.B on New York. Berkshire invested in Phillips 66 back in August 2015 and owns 15.8% of the company. Since its split from ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66 has jumped over 150%. The company will probably earn $5.40 a share in 2018,…