TD keeps rewarding its shareholders

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TD Bank was as well prepared—and well capitalized—to handle the COVID-19 pandemic as it was the 2008-2009 financial crisis. We still see TD Bank as a top pick, especially given its expanding and profitable U.S. businesses (including its just-announced acquisition of Memphis-based bank First Horizon Corp. for $14.4 billion) and the resilience of its well-diversified revenue stream. Meanwhile, it continues to reward its shareholders with higher dividends and share buybacks. TD BANK, $101.49, (Toronto symbol TD; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $179.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.5%; www.td.com) is a buy. It reported higher earnings in the latest quarter as it sharply cut its loan-loss provisions. For those three months ended January 31, 2022, TD Bank earned $3.83 billion, or $2.08 a share. That was up 13.4% from $3.38 billion, or $1.83 a share, a year earlier. Revenue increased 4.3%, to $11.28 billion from $10.81 billion. The bank’s overall loan-loss provisions fell 77.0% in the latest quarter, to $72 million from…