Topic: How To Invest

Wall Street Stock Forecaster Hotline – Friday, March 31, 2017

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ARCONIC INC., $26.34, New York symbol ARNC, is a leading maker of engineered aluminum products for cars and jet engines. On November 1, 2016, Arconic set up its bulk aluminum business as a separate company called ALCOA CORP., $34.40, New York symbol AA; it also handed out 80.1% of the shares in that company to its shareholders. Each investor received one Alcoa Corp. share for every three ARNC shares they owned. Investors will only pay tax on their new AA shares when they sell them. Arconic recently sold 60% of its remaining Alcoa shares for a total of $890 million. It will probably apply the proceeds to its long-term debt of $8.0 billion (as of December 31, 2016). That’s a high 59% of its market cap. The stock has jumped over 40% since the spinoff. We feel Arconic will continue to benefit as aerospace and automotive companies use more aluminum parts in their products. That would cut weight and improve fuel economy. Activist investment…