TD shines in the U.S.

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TD BANK, $90.66, (Toronto symbol TD; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $165.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.0%; www.td.com) closed the acquisition of U.S. investment bank Cowen Inc. (Nasdaq symbol COWN) for $1.3 billion U.S. on March 1, 2023. Cowen gives TD access to its high-quality clientele. That should boost TD’s annual revenue from investment banking operations by $300 million U.S. to $350 million U.S. by the end of the third year. The Cowen purchase follows TD’s agreement to buy U.S. banking firm First Horizon Corporation (New York symbol FHN) for $13.4 billion U.S. That purchase will make TD’s banking operations the sixth largest in the U.S. We think TD Bank’s U.S. acquisitions are set to spur profits—and investor gains—for years to come. TD Bank is still a buy. buy…