Investment Q&A

Q: What does your crystal ball say about the potential of a large activist investor getting involved in aqn and shqking things up?

Q: What would be your top picks for dividend stocks that are trading currently at good discounts and have a great recovery potential-across all segments US and Canada? One group making 3.5% or higher; one group 2-3% but have more growth opportunity? Thanks.

Q: Great news release yesterday….
No debt, 50% dividend increase, NCIB

https://alvopetro.com/News-Events

Why would they want to purchase shares when the float is only 35m and very thinly traded to start with?

Thank you

Q: Good afternoon,

Can you confirm if CSW.A reduced their dividend over the last few days?

If they did is it a hold for income or time to abandon ship? I have no intention of buying more.

Thanks for your help.

Q: In your last blog, there was an interesting article about “Yield is for Farmers.” The gist of it was that farmers can increase the yield from their acreage and get more crops grown from their land, but that yield is a misleading concept for stocks. In stocks, a higher yield does not give you any extra return. All it does is return more of your own investment in a company. Once the cash dividend is paid to you, the economic value of the company you own drops the same amount. I notice this all the time with BCE, FTS and other well-known dividend payers. The author says bond yields are the only true yields as you get the income paid on top of your original investment.

What do you think of his position that yield is not a relevant concept for stocks?

Thanks
Dave

Q: During upcoming tax loss selling period do you see any opportunities to buy Canadian dividend stocks that have been down like TRP, ENB, BNS, SLF etc. If so it would be appreciated if yyuo could suggest some potential names.
Thank you

Q: With tax loss season upon us do you see any opportunities for buying Canadian dividend paying companies at attractive prices for income investors? In sectors like infrastructures/pipelines/REITs - Examples being ENB, TRP, PPL, BIPC, FTS, CRR.un, DIR.un, GRT.un.

Q: I could use AQN as a tax loss against sufficient gains for tax year 2022. I believe that tax loss selling in AQN most likely is going on right now. Do you expect the pace of selling to increase or subside. I am wondering if I should hold off or pull the trigger now. What is your opinion?
Thank You!
Albert

Q: Thank you for your response on CNQ vs GXE. I omitted one other potential and would like your comparison between CNQ, GXE, AND PXT. I know Parex carries some political risk but I am looking for yield (Diversified RIF) while retaining oil exposure. Figuring out risk/reward here.

Thanks!

Q: Can you please tell me a bit more about ZDV, especially about the rule-based methodology including minimum 3-year dividend growth, pay out ratios and yield (read this in the G&M)? ZDV has more financials - is this a good time to hold more Bank stocks? Would ZDV be a good compliment to CDZ that I already hold?
Thanks!

Q: With the announcement of special dividends for Stelco and Dream, there is not the usual "for holders on XX date" Is this because the date to be eligible for the dividend has already passed?

Thank you

Q: You are likely tired of questions on AQN so please bear with me. I have a full position in AQN, have long term investing horizons and like a steady dividend. Do you see AQN as a long term hold or should I just take my lumps and move on? thanks al

Q: Hello Peter
What is your opinion on Northland and Algonquin Power
Are the dividends safe ?
Which has the greater potential for growth

Thank you
Howard

Q: What percent does Ala own in the mountain valley pipeline in the us. Is this delay a partial reason why the stock is down. What is your view of the stock at these prices?

Q: What do you think of their latest quarter and their latest deal.

Q: Peter; How big a deal is the announcement this am re dry wells- big sell off - would you add to a position? Thanks. Rod

Q: Its been a busy earnins seasons.
A few dividend increases you missed on your wonderful dividend change site
GRT.UN Nov 9th 3.20% increase
AD.UN Nov 9th 3.00% increase
CTC,A Nov 10th .6.25% increase
DIV Nov 14th 2.10% increase
Thanks a bunch

Q: The only energy holding I have currently is SU at 5% of my total portfolio. Given conflicting economic predictions for the next 12-18 months, would you suggest I increase my energy holdings or stand pat? If increase, by what % and could you provide 2 or 3 names with some growth and dividends >2%? Thank you.

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and Team,

Your last answer to a 5i member (Peter) regarding the sustainability of AQN’s dividend is more positive than David Berman’s piece in today’s Globe & Mail.

In light of his article, where he repeated a comment by a Scotiabank analyst: “We have taken all dividend growth out of our model and, even still, the payout ratio remains 103 per cent of earnings per share in 2023 and 97 per cent in 2024,” Robert Hope, an analyst at Bank of Nova Scotia, said in a note.

Algonquin’s management said last week that it was targeting a dividend payout ratio of 80 per cent to 90 per cent, meaning that the company expects to distribute no more than 90 per cent of its profits as dividends over the longer term.

“This payout ratio target would be above its peers and, in general, makes growing the business without external equity more difficult. If the company does pursue a full reset, we could see a reduction in the dividend,” Mr. Hope said.

Is 5i still of the opinion that the dividend won’t be cut? My feeling is that if in fact the dividend is cut, the stock will decline even further, and as always, welcome your thoughts.

Q: Sold half my position in VET in the mid $33 back in summer and I wish I would have sold the whole part. Looked at VET's Q3 report and it seems that it is the threat of a European "excess profit tax" that has pummeled the stock lately and I understand why and think the sell down is warranted. But the way I understand it there could be a unseen upside in VET in Q1 of 2023 when the VET's purchase of Shell's portion of the Corrib gas plant is completed. According to VET all of the 2022 Cash flow from Corrib should go to VET. When that cash flow is added to VET's income statement could they restate their 2022 earnings to the upside? I am not sure how this works but it seems to me that there is some 'hidden' earnings in VET that can not be realized until the sale of Shell's position to VET is officially completed. One thing we know is that Corrib definitely made money in 2022. Could the increased earnings from Corrib be enough to counter the Euroean excess profit tax. Long question and I hope you understand what I am trying to get at.