Count on TC Energy dividend hikes

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For over 50 years, TC Energy (formerly called TransCanada Corp.) has rewarded investors with dependable dividends. While demand for oil and gas has dropped due to COVID-19, TC’s high-quality regulated operations will continue to give it plenty of predictable cash flows for dividends. In fact, it plans to raise the annual rate by 8% to 10% in 2021, and by 5% to 7% for 2022 and subsequent years. TC ENERGY CORP. $53 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Income-Growth Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 923.6 million; Market cap: $49.0 billion; Dividend yield: 6.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.tcenergy.com) owns 93,300 kilometres of natural gas pipelines in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. These gas pipelines account for about 67% of TC Energy’s earnings. A further 28% of the total comes from the company’s 4,900 kilometres of oil pipelines. TC also owns or invests in seven power plants and gas storage facilities in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Arizona…