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CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD. $103 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 933.5 million; Market cap: $96.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.2; Dividend yield: 0.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cpkcr.com) ships freight over a 32,190-kilometre rail network in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. The company continues to sell less-important assets following the merger with U.S.-based railway Kansas City Southern (KCS). Those include its 50% stake in a joint venture that operates a rail line alongside the Panama Canal. CPKC also continues to realize more cost savings from integrating KCS, which will help offset any negative impact U.S. tariffs may have on its freight volumes. The company will probably earn $4.90 a share this year, and the stock trades at a reasonable 21.0 times that forecast. The $0.76 dividend yields 0.7%. CPKC is a buy. IGM FINANCIAL INC. $43 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IGM; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 236.8 million; Market cap: $10.2 billion; Price-to-sales…