TRP invests for growth

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TC ENERGY INC., $54.56, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $53.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.8%; www.tcenergy.com.) is now building $34.0 billion worth of new pipelines and other projects. These projects are secured by long-term shipping contracts, which cuts your risk. The company expects to start up these new assets between 2023 and 2028. To help offset costs, TC will sell at least $5 billion of its less-important assets by the end of 2023. Thanks to the extra cash flow from those new projects, TC has raised your quarterly dividend by 3.3% starting with the April 2023 payment. The new annual rate of $3.72 yields a high 6.8%. The company will probably earn $4.30 a share in 2023, and the stock trades at a moderate 12.7 times that forecast. TC Energy is still a buy. buy. …