Enbridge targets growing Toronto suburbs

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ENBRIDGE INC. $38 (Toronto symbol ENB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 797.1 million; Market cap: $30.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.enbridge.com) plans to spend $600 million to expand its natural gas distribution system in the Greater Toronto Area. To put this figure in context, Enbridge earned $653 million, or $0.86 a share, in the first half of 2012. These upgrades will help the company sell more gas in the fast-growing communities outside Toronto. Enbridge aims to complete this project in 2015. Enbridge is a buy. buy…