They will also profit from the oil rebound

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Here are two more high-quality, dividend-paying stocks that should gain from rising oil prices. Higher prices would spur demand for Finning’s heavy equipment by oil producers, while Nutrien should see stronger fertilizer sales as farmers plant more corn for ethanol, a gasoline additive. FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. $20 remains a buy. The company (Toronto symbol FTT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 162.1 million; Market cap: $3.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.finning.com) sells and services Caterpillar-brand heavy equipment in Western Canada, South America and the U.K. Its main customers are in the oil and gas, mining, forestry-products and construction industries. In February 2019, the company paid $241 million for 4Refuel, which operates a fleet of more than 200 tanker trucks providing onsite re-fuelling. Despite those new operations, Finning’s revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2020, fell 16.3%, to $1.44 billion from $1.72 billion a year earlier. That’s mainly because lower oil prices hurt demand…