5 Canadian Blue Chip Stocks to buy (CNR, CP, ENB, BNS, and MFC)
Macroeconomic factors like inflation, the Ukraine crisis, rate hikes, increased borrowing costs, etc. continue to broadly impact the global stock markets. In such market situations, equity investors generally prefer safe equities like Bluechip stocks to ensure some stability.
Canadian National Railway (TSX:
CNR), Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP), Enbridge (TSX: ENB), Scotiabank (TSX: BNS)
and Manulife Financial (TSX: MFC) are five TSX Bluechip Stocks that can
be explored for stable returns in the long term.
Now, let us talk about these
five TSX bluechip stocks.
Canadian National
Railway (TSX: CNR)
Canadian National announced its
plan to invest about C$ 430 million in Ontario this year on Wednesday, June 22,
to ensure sustainable growth and improve its capacity to transport of goods via
its transcontinental network.
Canadian National posted a five
per cent surge in revenues in Q1 2022 compared to first quarter of 2021. The
railway company also reported increased free cash flow of C$ 571 million in the
latest quarter, higher from C$ 539 million in Q1 2021.
Canadian National is supposed to
deliver C$ 0.733 per share as a quarterly dividend on June 30.
Canadian Pacific Railway
Limited (TSX: CP)
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) is another
major railroad operator that enables movement of numerous goods across Canada and
into some parts of the US.
The Canadian railroad said that
its non-freight revenue increased to C$ 42 million in Q1 2022 from C$ 42
million a year ago. However, this increase was offset by decline in freight
revenue resulting in total revenues of C$ 1.83 billion in Q1 2022 compared to
C$ 1.95 billion a year ago. In addition to this, Canadian Pacific is set to
disburse a quarterly dividend of C$ 0.19 on July 25.
Enbridge (TSX: ENB)
Enbridge agreed to provide
transportation capacity to Plaquemines LNG facility of Venture Global on May
26. The energy firm is advancing its two Texas Eastern Transmission, LP
projects to supply natural gas of 1.5 billion cubic feet a day to this new
sanctioned facility.
Enbridge is one of the top
dividend paying companies in Canada with a dividend yield of over six per cent.
Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:
BNS)
Scotiabank reported a growing
net profit of C$ 2.74 billion in the second quarter of 2022 relative to C$ 2.45
billion in Q2 2021. Its profitability also improved with a return on equity
(ROE) of 16.2 per cent in the latest quarter compared to 14.8 per cent in Q2
2021.
On July 27, Bank of Nova Scotia
will deliver a quarterly dividend of C$ 1.03 per share.
Manulife Financial
(TSX: MFC)
The non-banking financial service
company, Manulife, reported a net profit of C$ 2.97 billion in the first three
months of 2022, up from C$ 783 million in Q1 2021. Its expense efficiency ratio
also improved to 50 per cent in the latest quarter, higher than 48.5 per cent
in Q1 2021.
This Canadian insurance company
is also among the top dividend companies with a dividend yield of nearly six
per cent.
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