PFIZER INC. $42 (New York symbol PFE; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 5.8 billion; Market cap: $243.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.6; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.pfizer.com) is one of the world’s largest makers of prescription drugs. Its top-selling brands include Lyrica… Read More

This stock is re-organizing and reviewing its operations, which could result in a spinoff or sale of one of its major divisions.  

At the same time, the pharma giant continues to spend heavily to maintain its strong drug pipeline. It is also making key acquisitions… Read More

We generally recommend investors avoid pharmaceutical companies due to the huge costs and risks of developing new drugs.
However, Pfizer is an exception. We feel its large size makes it less dependent on the success or failure of any single drug. In addition, the stock has… Read More

LISTEN:  

Pfizer’s shares have gained 50% in the five years since it used an initial public offering to set up its animal-drug business as Zoetis. It then offered its remaining… Read More

Pfizer’s shares have gained 50% in the five years since it used an initial public offering to set up its animal-drug business as Zoetis. It then offered its remaining shares to investors. The new company now plans to sell or spin off its consumer business,… Read More

ELI LILLY & CO., $100.58, symbol LLY on New York, develops, makes and markets drugs and animal-health products.

The company now plans to sell 20% of its Elanco Animal Health business to the public in an IPO. Later this year, it will then spin off the… Read More

TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, $76.01, Toronto symbol TD, last raised its quarterly dividend by 11.7% with the May 2018 payment. Investors now receive $0.67 a share, instead of $0.60. The new annual rate of $2.68 yields 3.5%.

TD has now agreed to acquire Regina-based wealth management firm Greystone… Read More

PEPSICO INC., $112.69, Nasdaq symbol PEP, is the world’s second-largest soft-drink maker after Coca-Cola. Its other brands include Frito-Lay snack foods, Gatorade sports drinks, Tropicana fruit juices and Quaker Oats cereals.

In the quarter ended June 16, 2018, PepsiCo’s sales rose 2.4%, to $16.09 billion from… Read More

PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP., $44.31, Toronto symbol PPL, owns pipelines that carry almost all of B.C.’s oil and half of Alberta’s conventional oil. Its network also transports 30% of Western Canada’s natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company owns extensive facilities to extract, process and store NGLs;… Read More