BMO Capital Markets on Tuesday reiterated its market-perform rating on the shares of Transcontinental (TCL-A.TO) and its C$27.00 price target after the company agreed to sell its packaging operations for C$2.1 billion.
"We view Transcontinental's planned Packaging divestiture positively, as it surfaces immediate value for shareholders. The sale represents the end of a decade of investment, following entry into Packaging through acquisition in 2014 (and more meaningfully in 2018). Post-sale, management focus turns to pockets of growth in RS&P (notably ISM) and Media (~32% PF revenues), to try to fully offset secular headwinds in traditional printing. While we see potential near-term upside in the stock related to the special dividend, we believe multiple expansion for printing will remain constrained," analyst Stephen MacLeod wrote
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