Topic: Dividend Stocks

IGM FINANCIAL INC. $37 – Toronto symbol IGM

IGM FINANCIAL INC. $37 (Toronto symbol IGM; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares out- standing: 255.1 million; Market cap: $9.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.6; Dividend yield: 5.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.igmfinancial.com) reports that it had $119.7 billion of assets under management, including mutual fund assets, as of September 30, 2012. That’s an increase of 2.5% from $116.7 billion a year earlier.

IGM’s fee income rises and falls with the value of the mutual funds and other securities it manages, so the company’s revenue and earnings benefit when the value of these assets rises. If markets continue to rise—as we think they will—IGM’s share price should also gain. Moreover, low interest rates will probably continue to spur investors to shift from fixed-income investments to equity-based mutual funds over the next few months.

IGM Financial is a buy.

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