Broadridge has a bright future

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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. $148 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; High-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 115.6 million; Market cap: $17.1 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.broadridge.com) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing. With the October 2020 payment, Broadridge raised its quarterly dividend by 6.5% to $0.575 a share from $0.54. The new annual rate of $2.30 yields 1.6%. In the quarter ended September 30, 2020, revenue rose 7.3%, to $1.02 billion from $948.6 million a year earlier. Broadridge benefited from signing up new clients. Excluding one-time items, the company earned $0.98 in the latest quarter. That’s up 44.1% from $0.68. The higher profits came from the increased revenue, plus expense-cutting measures. Meanwhile, Broadridge continues to gain from financial services firms looking to outsource work in order to cut back office costs and lower staffing numbers. New regulations in the U.S. (Regulation Best Interest) and Europe (Shareholder Rights Directive) also…