These REITs offer dependable distributions

DREAM OFFICE REIT $24 (Toronto symbol D.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 60.2 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; Dividend yield: 4.2%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.dream.ca) owns 38 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities. Altogether, they comprise 7.4 million square feet of leasable space… Read More

Both this parent and spinoff are buys

Studies show that both a spinoff and its parent company perform better than comparable firms for several years following their split. That’s especially so with industry leaders like these two.
WYNDHAM DESTINATIONS $42.92 (New York symbol WYND; TSI Rating: Extra Risk) (973-753-6000; www.wyndhamdestinations.com; Shares outstanding: 99.4 million; Market… Read More

Shopify adds merchants

SHOPIFY $213.33 (Toronto symbol SHOP; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (613-241-2828; www.shopify.ca; Shares o/s: 106.4 million; Market cap: $22.7 billion; No divd.) offers merchants of all sizes Internet-based software to design, set up and manage stores across multiple sales channels. They include both permanent and temporary retail stores, but… Read More

Popeyes adds key market

RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL $59.42 (New York symbol QSR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (905-845-6511; www.rbi.com; Shares o/s: 478.0 million; Market cap: $28.4 billion; Divd. yield: 3.0%) has 2,975 Popeyes (fried chicken) outlets in over 100 countries.
The company is now launching its first Popeyes restaurants in the Philippines. That Southeast Asian… Read More

These two tap into today’s dining trends

TEXAS ROADHOUSE $71.67 (Nasdaq symbol TXRH; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (502-426-9984; www.texasroadhouse.com; Shares o/s: 71.5 million; Market cap: $5.2 billion; Divd. yield: 1.4%) is a full-service, casual-dining restaurant chain with 565 locations spread across 49 U.S. states and eight foreign countries. Its restaurants operate under two banners—Texas… Read More

Tourism has room to grow in Brazil

Tourism is already important business for Brazil, but it could be even bigger. According to World Bank data, the country welcomed 6.6 million tourists in 2016 (boosted by the Rio Olympics). This ranks the country 43rd in the world, far behind the 83 million visitors… Read More

Cenovus is a top oil buy

CENOVUS ENERGY $11.83 (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares o/s: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $14.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 1.7%; www.cenovus.com) acquired 100% of its main oil sands properties in Alberta in May 2017. It did that through the purchase of the 50% stake held by… Read More