New projects will push TC Energy higher

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TC Energy’s shares have rebounded after the setback of the Keystone XL cancellation in January 2021. That’s largely due to the re-opening of the North American economy and rising energy demand. The company’s new projects also set investors up for more gains—and higher dividends. TC ENERGY CORP. $63 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 979.0 million; Market cap: $61.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.7; Dividend yield: 5.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tcenergy.com) operates a 93,300-kilometre pipeline network that pumps natural gas from Alberta to eastern Canada and the U.S. Its other operations include 4,900 kilometres of crude oil pipelines and seven power plants. In January 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden revoked the permit for TC’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would have pumped crude from Alberta to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries. As a result, it booked a $2.85 billion charge. However, TC continues work on $22.4 billion of new pipelines and other assets. It expects to…