Let CAE add to your whopping 46% gain

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The outbreak of coronavirus in China will likely slow air travel volumes and demand for new planes. However, investors in CAE should add considerably to their 46% gain in the past year as airlines send more of their pilots to the company’s flight training centres. We see CAE as a buy. On the other hand, Bombardier has now been forced to sell its stake in its A220 jet business to pay down its heavy debt. CAE INC. $41 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 266.1 million; Market cap: $10.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.0; Dividend yield: 1.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cae.com) is a leading maker of flight simulators for commercial and military aircraft. It also operates pilot-training schools in over 30 countries and makes mannequins and other medical-simulators for training health professionals. The stock has rewarded our readers with a huge 46% jump in the past year. That’s partly because Boeing has recommended that pilots…