BELL ALIANT INC. $28.65 – Toronto symbol BA

BELL ALIANT INC. $28.65 (Toronto symbol BA: Shares outstanding: 227.8 million; Market cap: $6.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 6.6%; www.aliant.ca) sells telephone and Internet services to 2.8 million customers in Atlantic Canada, as well as rural parts of Ontario and Quebec. The company… Read More

High yields look safe at these telcos

BELL ALIANT INC. $28.65 (Toronto symbol BA: Shares outstanding: 227.8 million; Market cap: $6.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 6.6%; www.aliant.ca) sells telephone and Internet services to 2.8 million customers in Atlantic Canada, as well as rural parts of Ontario and Quebec. The company… Read More

BCE INC. $39 – Toronto symbol BCE

BCE INC. $39 (Toronto symbol BCE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 777.5 million; Market cap: $30.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 5.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest provider of telephone, Internet and wireless services. The company’s main subsidiary, Bell… Read More

Telecoms still a top choice for income

BCE, Telus and Manitoba Telecom are facing rising competition from cable companies, as well as new entrants in the wireless market.

However, all three companies have spent heavily on their wireless and high-speed Internet networks in the past few years. That’s letting them launch new services,… Read More

This high dividend still looks safe

BELL ALIANT INC. $27 (Toronto symbol BA, Conservative Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 227.8 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 7.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bellaliant.ca) sells telephone and Internet services to 2.8 million customers in Atlantic Canada, as well… Read More

This high yield looks safe

BELL ALIANT INC. $27.25 (Toronto symbol BA: Shares outstanding: 228.7 million; Market cap: $8.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 7.0%; www.aliant.ca) continues to upgrade its network to attract new Internet customers and offset lower revenue from its traditional phone operations.

In the three months… Read More

High yield looks secure

BELL ALIANT INC. $28.60 (Toronto symbol BA: Shares outstanding: 228.7 million; Market cap: $9.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 6.6%; www.aliant.ca) continues to upgrade its network to attract new Internet customers, and offset lower revenue from its traditional phone operations.

Bell Aliant’s revenue fell 1.0%… Read More

Internet growth spurs cash flow

BELL ALIANT INC. $27 (Toronto symbol BA, Conservative Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 227.8 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 7.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bellaliant.ca) spent $120 million on capital upgrades in the first three months of 2011, up… Read More

Both are investing for the future

BELL ALIANT INC. $27.01 (Toronto symbol BA: Shares outstanding: 227.8 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 7.0%; www.aliant.ca) provides telephone services in Atlantic Canada, as well as rural parts of Ontario and Quebec. BCE Inc. owns 44.1% of Bell Aliant.

Bell Aliant… Read More