Both spinoff and parent are still buys

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On November 1, 2016, Arconic spun off its bulk aluminum business (Alcoa) as a separate company. Each investor received one Alcoa Corp. share for every three ARNC shares they owned. Since the split, Alcoa has jumped 82% while Arconic is up 17%. We feel both stocks have long-term gains ahead as they realize more benefits from the spinoff. ALCOA CORP. $41 (New York symbol AA; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 184.3 million; Market cap: $7.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.alcoa.com) mines the mineral bauxite and refines it into bulk aluminum products like rolled sheets and plates. In the three months ended June 30, 2017, Alcoa’s sales jumped 23.1%, to $2.9 billion from a comparable $2.3 billion a year earlier. That’s mainly because of higher shipments and selling prices. The new company earned $116 million, or $0.62 a share, in the quarter. That’s a big improvement over its year-earlier loss of $44 million, or $0.23 a..