AI should take Thomson’s shares higher

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Thomson Reuters has soared 160% for our subscribers in the past five years. That’s mainly because it sold its financial information business and used the proceeds to reward investors. The company is now adding artificial intelligence features to its legal and tax information products, which sets its up for even more gains in the next few years. THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $236 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 449.9 million; Market cap: $106.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 10.7; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters.com) sells specialized information (mainly through electronic channels) to professionals in the legal, and tax and accounting fields. It also owns the Reuters news service. In October 2018, the company sold 55% of its Refinitiv business to a consortium led by Blackstone Group LP (New York symbol BX). This business sells specialized financial information products to clients such as banks and brokerages. In exchange, Thomson received $17 billion—$3 billion in cash…