Merger spurs Enbridge dividend

ENBRIDGE INC. $57 (Toronto symbol ENB; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $91.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.7; Dividend yield: 4.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.enbridge.com) operates pipelines that pump oil and natural gas from Western Canada to eastern… Read More

Pat: This month, Parkland Fuel agreed to buy some of Imperial Oil’s remaining Esso stations. Would you share your opinion on Parkland? Thank you.

Parkland Fuel Corp., $21.35, symbol PKI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 94.1 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion, www.parkland.ca), operates gas stations, convenience stores and a fuel-distribution business, mostly in Western Canada and Ontario. It was called Parkland Income Fund before it converted to a dividend-paying corporation… Read More

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA $75

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA $75 (www.rbc.com) earned $9.9 billion in its 2015 fiscal year, which ended October 31, 2015, up 8.6% from $9.1 billion in fiscal 2014. Earnings per share gained 9.4%, to $6.66 from $6.09, on fewer shares outstanding. Strong gains at its retail… Read More

Pat: I bought a few shares of Parkland Fuel in my RRSP back in 2009. It has given me a solid return. What is your recommendation on this stock going forward? Thanks.

Parkland Fuel Corp., $26.35, symbol PKI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 82.6 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion, www.parkland.ca), operates gas stations, convenience stores and a fuel-distribution business, mostly in Western Canada and Ontario. It was called Parkland Income Fund before it converted to a dividend-paying corporation… Read More