Spinoff plan is already paying off

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TC ENERGY CORP. $54 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 1.03 billion; Market cap: $55.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.4; Dividend yield: 7.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tcenergy.com) has seen its shares rise 18% since it indicated in July 2023 that it would spin off its oil pipelines business (called South Bow Corp., symbol SOBO). Investors will receive 0.2 of a South Bow share for every TC share they hold. The company expects to complete the split in the second half of 2024. The remaining operations will consist of its natural gas pipelines and electrical power generating stations. TC’s annual dividend rate of $3.84 a share now yields a high 7.1%. What’s more, after the split, the new South Bow company plans to increase its dividend by 2% to 3% annually. The former parent company also aims to raise its annual dividend by 3% to 5%. TC Energy is a buy. buy…