Use these key updates to build your returns: Innergex, J.P. Morgan Chase and Telus

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INNERGEX RENEWABLE ENERGY INC. $21 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol INE; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 174.6 million; Market cap: $3.7 billion; Dividend yield 3.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.innergex.com) operates 37 hydroelectric plants, 32 wind farms and six solar power fields. With the April 2020 payment, the company increased its quarterly dividend by 2.9%, to $0.18 a share from $0.175. The new annual rate of $0.72 yields a solid 3.4%. Extreme winter weather recently disrupted Innergex’s wind farms and solar facilities in Texas. As a result, it expects to record a charge of $45 million to $60 million. It’s unlikely the charge will force Innergex to cut the dividend. Innergex is a buy. J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. $151 is still a buy. The bank (New York symbol JPM; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 3.1 billion; Market cap: $468.1 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.jpmorganchase.com) last raised its quarterly dividend with the October 2019 payment by 12.5%, to $0.90…