More gains ahead for these two spinoffs

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These recent spinoffs have thrived since becoming independent firms. While rising costs and unfavourable currency rates are squeezing their margins, we expect these market leaders to rebound quickly as the economy recovers. CARRIER GLOBAL CORP. $37 is a buy. This company (New York symbol CARR; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 841.6 million; Market cap: $31.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.carrier.com) is a leading maker of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. It also makes refrigeration equipment. In April 2020, Raytheon Technologies Corp. (New York symbol RTX) spun off Carrier and Otis (see right) as separate companies. For each share they held, investors received 0.5 of a share in Otis and 1 share in Carrier. In January 2022, Carrier sold its Chubb Fire & Security business for $2.9 billion. Based in the U.K., Chubb makes burglar alarms and fire extinguishers. As a result of that sale, Carrier’s revenue in the second quarter of 2022 fell 4.2%,…