Maple Leaf plans a breakup

MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $25 is a hold. The company (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 122.8 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 3.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) plans to spin off its pork processing business as a separate firm… Read More

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GREAT-WEST LIFECO, $39.95 (Toronto symbol GWO; shares outstanding: 932.4 million; Market cap: $37.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.6%; www.greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest life insurer, after Manulife Financial. It also offers pension and wealth management services. Power Corp. (Toronto symbol POW) owns 68.2% of the… Read More

Regulators forced this spinoff

ILLUMINA INC. $108 is a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol ILMN; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 159.3 million; Market cap: $17.2 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.illumina.com) makes laboratory equipment that helps medial researches sequence and map genomes, and screen for various diseases.
In August 2021, the company… Read More

Spinoff plan is already paying off

TC ENERGY CORP. $54 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 1.03 billion; Market cap: $55.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.4; Dividend yield: 7.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tcenergy.com) has seen its shares rise 18% since it indicated in… Read More

Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, May 17, 2024

3M COMPANY, $105.26, New York symbol MMM, is still a buy for long-term gains.

The company makes over 55,000 consumer and industrial goods. Its main brands include Post-it notes, Scotch tape, Scotch-Brite cleaning products, Scotchguard protection and Thinsulate insulation.

On April 1, 2024, 3M completed its plan to… Read More