Carrier is living up to its spinoff potential

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Carrier is a great example of how spinoffs unlock value by providing investors with an easier-to-understand firm focused on one business. Since it became an independent firm in 2020, Carrier, with its core focus on heating and cooling systems has seen its stock soar over 500%. The company’s recent acquisitions should further spur earnings and share price. CARRIER GLOBAL CORP. $77 is a buy. The company (New York symbol CARR; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 897.2 million; Market cap: $69.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.carrier.com) is a leading maker of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. In April 2020, the former Raytheon Technologies, now called RTX Corp. (New York symbol RTX) set up Carrier and elevator-maker Otis (New York symbol OTIS) as two separate companies. For each Raytheon share they held, investors received 0.5 of a share in Otis and 1 share in Carrier. As a separate company, Carrier’s revenue rose 18.1%, from $17.46 billion…