Nissan ousts its CEO

NISSAN MOTOR (ADR) $17.07 (Nasdaq symbol NSANY; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average) (310-771-3111; www.nissan-global.com; ADRs o/s: 2.1 billion; Market cap: $35.6 billion; Dividend yield: 3.5%) now plans to fire its CEO Carlos Ghosn after his arrest in Japan. Nissan went to authorities with details of an internal probe prompted by… Read More

Sherritt needs nickel hike

SHERRITT INTERNATIONAL $0.54 (Toronto symbol S; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-800-704-6698; www.sherritt.com; Shares o/s: 397.3 million; Market cap: $214.5 million; No divds.) is now focused on nickel/cobalt production, with operations in Cuba and Canada.
Nickel prices are under pressure due to global trade/growth concerns. However, a proposal by Chinese stainless… Read More

These leaders continue to transform

DREAM OFFICE REIT $23.82 (Toronto symbol D.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-365-3535; www.dream.ca/office; Units outstanding: 60.0 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Dividend yield: 4.2%) owns and manages 34 office and retail properties in major Canadian cities. Altogether, they—including three projects in development—comprise 6.6 million square feet of leaseable… Read More

Buy just one of these extra-risk picks

STANTEC INC. $31.13 (Toronto symbol STN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (780-917-7288; www.stantec.com; Shares o/s: 113.9 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; Divd. yield: 1.8%) sells consulting, project management, design and technology services. Most of its clients operate in the oil and gas, transportation and construction industries.
For the three months ended… Read More

SYMC moves up

SYMANTEC CORP. $21.52 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (650-527-8000; www.symantec.com; Shares o/s: 638.8 million; Market cap: $13.8 billion; Dividend yield: 1.4%) is up over 22% since the start of November 2018 on better-than-expected sales and earnings in the latest quarter. The shares are also up on reports… Read More

We still like these two leaders

HUNTSMAN CORP. $21 (New York symbol HUN; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 238.3 million; Market cap: $5.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.1%; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.huntsman.com) is a leading producer of specialty chemicals.
In August 2017, the company sold 47% of its subsidiary Venator Materials (New York symbol… Read More

Cost savings and new drinks to spur Molson

MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. (Toronto symbols TPX.A $80 and TPX.B $87; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 215.8 million; Market cap: $18.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Divd. yield: 2.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.molsoncoors.com) took its current form in 2005 when Canadian brewer Molson merged with U.S.-based Adolph… Read More

Home Capital launches buyback plan

HOME CAPITAL GROUP INC. $17 (Toronto symbol HCG; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares o/s: 80.3 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend suspended in May 2017; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.homecapital.com) plans to buy back up to $300 million of its shares through a Dutch… Read More

Two aggressive stocks—1 buy & 1 hold

SHAWCOR LTD. $22 (Toronto symbol SCL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 70.1 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; Price-to- sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.shawcor.com) is a leading producer of sealants and coatings to keep oil and gas pipelines from… Read More

Expect dividend increases from these four

Rising interest rates generally reduce the appeal of income stocks, including utilities. However, recent acquisitions by these four industry leaders—and their new projects—set them up for years of higher dividends.
CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD. (Toronto symbols CU [class A non-voting] $31 and CU.X [class B voting] $31; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector;… Read More