Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, May 12, 2017

INTACT FINANCIAL cORP., $92.53, Toronto symbol IFC, is Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty insurance. The company insures more than five million individuals and businesses. Its major brands are Intact Insurance, Canada BrokerLink and belairdirect.
With the March 2017 payment, Intact raised its quarterly dividend… Read More

Portfolio change for Torstar

TORSTAR $1.79 (Toronto symbol TS.B; Shares outstanding: 80.6 million; Market cap: $145.3 million; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.6%; www.torstar.com) had revenue of $188.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. That’s down 11.9% from $213.7 million a year earlier. Growth at the company’s… Read More

Buy these two oil and gas stocks

BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY $9.63 (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-261-6401; www.birchcliffenergy.com; Shares outstanding: 263.0 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; No dividends paid) explores for, develops and produce oil and gas, mainly in the Peace River Arch area near the Alberta-B.C. border.
In the three months ended… Read More

WestJet wins oil sands deal

WESTJET AIRLINES $22.81 (Toronto symbol WJA; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (1- 877-493-7853; www.westjet.com; Shares outstanding: 120.5 million; Market cap: $2.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.5%) has reached a multi-year deal to act as the carrier for Suncor Energy (symbol SU on Toronto, and a recommendation of… Read More

Birchcliff expands, while Trilogy waits

BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY $7.86 (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-261-6401; www.birchcliffenergy.com; Shares outstanding: 152.3 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; No dividends paid) explores for, develops and produces oil and gas, mainly in the Peace River Arch area near the Alberta-B.C. border. About 87% of its… Read More