Use these updates to enhance your returns: Molson Coors, Baxter and Sony

Article Excerpt

MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO. $47 is still a hold. The company (New York symbol TAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 216.8 million; Market cap: $10.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend suspended in March 2020; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.molsoncoors.com) is one of the world’s largest beer brewers. Many bars and restaurants remain closed or continue to operate at reduced capacity due to COVID-19. Molson’s sales in the quarter ended December 31, 2020, fell 7.7%, to $2.29 billion from $2.49 billion a year earlier. If you factor out currency rates, sales declined 8.3%. Earnings before unusual items dropped 60.8%, to $0.40 from $1.02. The company expects sales to improve in 2021 as more areas re-open. That would also let it resume dividend payments. However, new variants of COVID-19 could force bars and restaurants to again shut down. Molson Coors is a hold. BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. $79 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BAX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 508.8 million; Market cap: $40.2…