Spinoff spotlight: Telus International

TELUS INTERNATIONAL (CDA) INC. $8.69 remains a buy for aggressive investors. The company (Toronto symbol TIXT; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 275.0 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.telusinternational.com) operates call centres on behalf of over 650 corporate clients in 32 countries. It also… Read More

Telus’s dividend looks sustainable

High-yielding utility stocks like Telus have suffered in the past few months as investors shift to bonds. High interest rates are also adding to their debt servicing costs. However, rates will probably come down in the next few months. As well, Telus’s improving cash flow… Read More

We still like Telus and Telus Intl.

Telus is down 11% in the past year. That’s largely due to rising interest rates, which tend to increase costs for utilities and so reduce their appeal with investors—despite their high yields. Lower earnings at Telus’s publicly traded Telus International, which helps businesses manage their… Read More

High-quality properties support these payouts

These two REITs focus on urban properties in Canada’s biggest cities. Those high-quality assets should continue to help them attract tenants and sustain their distributions.
ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $18 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units o/s:… Read More

Valuation gap adds to telecoms’ appeal

Traditional telecommunications service providers, such as Telus and BCE, are trading at substantially lower valuations than other “infrastructure” type companies. This is not only true for Canadian companies, but also for U.S. and other similar companies in Europe.
Infrastructure-type companies such as telecommunications, pipeline, utility, and… Read More

Telus adds more 5G

TELUS, $23.93, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $34.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.1%; www.telus.com) had 12.87 million wireless subscribers as of September 30, 2023. It also sells landline phone, Internet and TV services in B.C., Alberta and… Read More