Saputo widens its market reach

SAPUTO INC. $39 (Toronto symbol SAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 388.7 million; Market cap: $15.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.saputo.com) is Canada’s largest producer of dairy products, including milk, butter and cheese. It also operates dairies in the… Read More

Updating Telus Corp., Saputo Inc., and SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

TELUS CORP. $48 (Toronto symbol T; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 596.0 million; Market cap: $28.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 4.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.telus.com) has 8.9 million subscribers and is Canada’s third-largest wireless carrier, after Rogers Communications (No. 1)… Read More

Updating Saputo Inc., IGM Financial Inc., and CGI Group Inc.

SAPUTO INC. $45 (Toronto symbol SAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 387.4 million; Market cap: $17.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.saputo.com) has completed its deal to acquire Shepherd Gourmet Dairy (Ontario) Inc.
Based in St. Mary’s, Ontario, it makes specialty… Read More