TC Energy completes split

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TC ENERGY INC., $59.40, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $59.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.5%; tcenergy.com) completed the spinoff of its oil pipeline business as separate company South Bow Corp. on October 1, 2024. Investors received 0.2 of a South Bow share for every TC share they hold. The new shares trade on the Toronto and New York exchanges under the “SOBO” symbol. Investors will not be liable for capital gains taxes until they sell their new shares. Following the spinoff, the company, which has retained the TC Energy name and trading symbol, will focus on its gas pipelines and electrical power operations. TC Energy promises that the combined dividend of the two firms (roughly 86% from TC and 14% from South Bow) will be no less than TC’s dividend rate just prior to the split. The new South Bow plans to increase its dividend by 2% to 3% annually, while TC Energy aims…