Keep holding these two spinoffs

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On October 16, 2023, the old NCR Corp. (New York symbol NCR) completed its plan to split itself into two separate firms. One (called NCR Atleos) focuses on ATMs, and the other (called NCR Voyix) focuses on digital commerce businesses. Investors received one share of NCR Atleos for every two NCR shares they held. The remaining firm changed its name to NCR Voyix. We feel the split will ultimately benefit both, but they will likely make little progress until their earnings improve. NCR VOYIX CORP. $13 is a hold. The company (New York symbol VYX; Aggressive Growth, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 141.2 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; No dividend paid; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.ncrvoyix.com) specializes in cash registers, self-serve checkouts and kiosks for theatres and arenas. It also makes software that helps community banks and credit unions process electronic payments. In the quarter ended December 31, 2023, NCR Voyix’s revenue fell 0.3%, to $963 million from $966 million a year earlier. Lower sales…