These industrials offer reliable dividends

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. $98 (Toronto symbol CNR; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 742.9 million; Market cap: $72.8 billion; Dividend yield: 1.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.cn.ca) operates Canada’s largest railway. Its 32,200-kilometre network stretches across the country, and reaches… Read More

Rising profits bolster CN’s appeal

CN’s shares trade just above 19 times the company’s projected earnings per share for 2017. That seems high for a cyclical railway stock, but several factors significantly reduce CN’s risk.

That’s mainly because big railways face little competition from new entrants. They also move goods… Read More