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BOMBARDIER INC. is still a hold. The company (Toronto symbols BBD.A $1.28 and BBD.B $1.07; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 2.4 billion; Market cap: $2.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend suspended in February 2015; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.bombardier.com) mainly makes business… Read More

Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, March 12, 2021

ABBVIE INC., $108.22, New York symbol ABBV, is a new buy for TSI Dividend Advisor subscribers.

The company makes biopharmaceuticals, with leading positions in immunology, oncology, aesthetics, neuroscience and eye care.

In February 2021, AbbVie increased its quarterly dividend 10.2%, to $1.30 a share from $1.18. The… Read More

More cost savings on the way

TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. $22 is still a buy for aggressive investors. Canada’s leading commercial printer (Toronto symbol TCL.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 87.0 million; Market cap: $1.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tctranscontinental.com) paid $1.7 billion for Chicago-based Coveris Americas in… Read More

Transcontinental cuts its plastic use

TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. $19 is still a buy for aggressive investors. Canada’s leading commercial printer (Toronto symbol TCL.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 87.0 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 4.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tctranscontinental.com) has sold most of its newspapers and other… Read More

Get a 4.7% yield from Transcontinental Inc.

Get a 4.7% yield from Transcontinental Inc.

Asset sales and reduced demand because of COVID-19 led to a 19.4% revenue drop for this company during the most-recent quarter. 

However, its ongoing shift to packaging should cut long-term risk and help support the dividend. 

TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. (Toronto symbol TCL.A; www.tctranscontinental.com) is Canada’s leading commercial printer… Read More