Hold these two spinoffs for now

On October 16, 2023, the old NCR Corp. (New York symbol NCR) completed its plan to split itself into two separate firms. One (called NCR Atleos) will focus on ATMs, and the other (called NCR Voyix) will focus on digital commerce businesses.
Investors received one share… Read More

We prefer food sellers over food producers

Under pressure from the federal government, Canada’s leading grocery chains have agreed to a series of measures to lower prices for consumers. Those include discounts, price-matching campaigns, and price freezes. The government is also looking at ways to get food producers to lower their prices.
We… Read More

Q: Pat: I wanted to seek your opinion on buying Celestica. It keeps rising, so I’m not sure if the wind may soon go out of its sails. Thanks.

A: Celestica Inc., $36.34, symbol CLS on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 112.5 million; Market cap: $4.2 billion; www.celestica.com), is a contract manufacturer that makes various electronic devices on behalf of other companies.

Celestica has two operating segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (41% of revenue) and Connectivity & Cloud… Read More

Three ways to tap a construction boom

The re-opening of the world’s economy in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown spurred strong demand for building construction services and infrastructure projects. Here are three high-quality stocks to help you benefit from it.
CARRIER GLOBAL CORP. $55 is a buy. The company (New York symbol CARR; Conservative… Read More

A buy for spinoff and EV gains

Automakers are shifting away from traditional internal combustion engines to battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). Global sales of EVs will probably increase from 14% of all vehicles sales in 2022 to 18% for this year. That could hit 60% by 2030.
To take advantage of the trend,… Read More