Broadridge taps outsourcing trend

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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. $149 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares o/s: 115.2 million; Market cap: $17.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.7; Divd. yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.broadridge.com) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing. In its fiscal 2021 second quarter, ended December 31, 2020, revenue rose 8.9%, to $1.05 billion from $968.7 million a year earlier. Broadridge benefited from signing up new clients. Excluding one-time items, the company earned $0.73 in the latest quarter. That’s up 37.7% from $0.53. Broadridge’s higher profits came from the increased revenue plus expense-cutting measures. Broadridge continues to gain from financial services firms looking to outsource work in order to cut backoffice costs and lower staffing numbers. New regulations in the U.S. (Regulation Best Interest) and Europe (Shareholder Rights Directive) also brighten its outlook. Broadridge is a buy. buy. …