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TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. $18 is still a buy. Canada’s largest commercial printing company (Toronto symbol TCL.A; Cyclical-Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 86.6 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Dividend yield: 5.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.tctranscontinental.com) last raised your dividend with the April 2020 payment. Investors receive $0.225 a share, up 2.3% from $0.22. The current annual rate of $0.90 yields a high 5.0%. Transcontinental’s overall revenue in its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter, ended October 27, 2024, fell 3.9%, to $749.3 million from $779.7 million a year earlier. Earnings before one-time items dropped 6.3%, to $67.3 million from $71.8 million. Due to fewer shares outstanding, per-share earnings fell 4.8%, to $0.79 from $0.83. Transcontinental is now cutting jobs and selling less-important assets. The plan should cut $40 million from its annual costs. Transcontinental is a buy. RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $95 is a buy for aggressive investors. The fast-food operator (Toronto symbol QSR, High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 447.0 million; Market cap: $42.5 billion; Dividend yield: 3.5%;…