New plan cuts Thomson’s costs

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THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $150 remains a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 497.1 million; Market cap: $74.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 9.6; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters.com) sells specialized information and software to the legal, tax and accounting fields. Thomson’s revenue in the third quarter of 2021 rose 5.8%, to $1.53 billion from $1.44 billion a year earlier (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). That’s due to growing demand for its information products as the global economy re-opens. The company also continues to upgrade its computer hardware systems and add artificial intelligence features to its software products. These moves have already cut $132 million from its annual costs. Those savings helped lift earnings in the quarter by 17.9%, to $0.46 a share (or a total of $227 million) from $0.39 a share (or $192 million). Thomson Reuters is a buy. buy…