Updating your Income stocks: TC Energy, South Bow, Bank of Montreal

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TC ENERGY INC. $68 (www.tcenergy.com)is a buy. On October 1, 2024, the company completed the spinoff of its oil pipeline business as South Bow Corp. (see below). Investors received 0.2 of a South Bow share for every TC share they held. The remaining firm operates natural gas pipelines and power plants. As a result of the spinoff, TC is cutting your quarterly dividend by 14.3%. Starting with the January 2025 payment, investors will receive $0.8225 a share instead of $0.96. The new annual rate of $3.29 still yields a solid 4.8%. TC Energy is a buy. SOUTH BOW CORP. $35 (www.southbow.com) is a hold. This new firm will pay its first quarterly dividend of $0.50 U.S. a share on January 31, 2025. The annual rate of $2.00 U.S. yields a high 8.0%. It plans to focus on paying down its debt of $7.9 billion, which is a high 110% of its $7.2 billion market cap, before raising the dividend. South Bow is a hold. BANK OF MONTREAL $131 (www.bmo.com) is a..