This breakup produced three buys

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A key reason behind the success of spinoffs is that investors tend to prefer “pure-play” businesses that are easier to analyze and value. A great example of this is trucking firm XPO, which has spun off two of its businesses in the past three years. Since that first spinoff, XPO is up over 150% compared to the 18% gain for the S&P 500 Index. While the two new firms have had mixed results, we still like their long-term outlooks. XPO INC. $123 is a spinoff buy. The company (New York symbol XPO; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 116.1 million; Market cap: $14.3 billion; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.xpo.com) provides full- and less-than-truckload (LTL) services in North America and Europe. In August 2021, the company set up its logistic business as a separate firm, GXO Logistics. XPO shareholders received one GXO share for each of XPO share held. In November 2022, XPO then spun off its truck brokerage business RXO). Investors received one RXO share for…