Activists win one, lose one

SUPERVALU INC. $32 (New York symbol SVU; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 38.6 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: High; www.supervalu.com) is a Minneapolis-based company that operates retail grocery stores and also acts as a wholesale distributor to independent grocers.
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Rising output is a big plus for these two

ARC RESOURCES $16.05 (Toronto symbol ARX; Shares outstanding: 345.1 million; Market cap: $5.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; Dividend yield: 7.5%; www.arcresources.com) produces oil and natural gas in Western Canada. Its average daily output of 107,261 barrels of oil equivalent is 66% gas and 34% oil.

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Buy Crescent Point, hold on to Enerplus

CRESCENT POINT ENERGY CORP. $19.86 (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 498.3 million; Market cap: $9.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 6.0%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) produces oil and natural gas in Western Canada, with a focus on its Bakken light oil development in southeastern Saskatchewan. Its… Read More

Great deal for CPG

CRESCENT POINT ENERGY CORP. $28.03 (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 449.5 million; Market cap: $12.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 9.9%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) produces oil and natural gas in Western Canada, with a focus on its Bakken light oil development in southeastern Saskatchewan.

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High yields look safe despite oil’s drop

CRESCENT POINT ENERGY CORP. $28.24 (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 443.4 million; Market cap: $12.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 9.8%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) produces oil and natural gas in Western Canada, with a focus on its Bakken light oil development in southeastern Saskatchewan. Its… Read More