Thomson rewards investors

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THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $133 is still a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 486.2 million; Market cap: $64.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 8.2; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters.com) reports that its revenue in the fourth quarter of 2021 rose 5.8%, to $1.71 billion from $1.62 billion a year earlier (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). That’s due to growing demand for its legal, tax and accounting information products as the global economy re-opens. Under a new strategic plan, Thomson is now upgrading its computer hardware systems. Those additional costs are why earnings in the quarter fell 20.4%, to $0.43 a share from $0.54. The company also holds shares in the London Stock Exchange Group plc following the January 2021 sale of its Refinitiv financial information business. That stake is now worth $7.0 billion U.S. Thomson is selling those shares and using the cash to raise your quarterly dividend by 9.9%. The…