Investment Q&A

Q: Any comments for the earning report. Do you think now is overprice?

Q: Can you provide your opinion of this bought deal. Pros and Cons. Particularly longer term.

Q: The Big 5( now 6) have always benefitted from an oligopoly with minimal competition. Now that CWB, HSBC and Laurentian have been absorbed does this change the competitive landscape enough to justify even higher valuations for these juggernauts? Or could AI opportunities also justify higher valuations? Interesting how in a week where dismal numbers from the housing market, car market and employment market don't affect current or projected results for the banks.

Q: I am done 15 % on EQB ,with the purchase of PC is EQB a sell or hold ?

Q: Can I get your thoughts on earnings today. Also would you buy after todays results and where would you rate the bank in the big six

Q: Not a question but an observation. Interesting times with the smaller Canadian banks and other financial firms. Stephen Smith selling First National and then his Fairstone buying LB. Then EQB ( which he has a position in ) getting involved with the Weston’s PC Financial. Then there is the Desmarais family and Wealthsimple.

Q: Please give us your analysis and best guess as to the success and effect of the PC bank takeover by EQB on EQB’s share price in the future.

Thanks

Sheldon

Q: Your opinion, please.

Q: What is your opinion of this stock? Is it a buy here?
Thanks. Cheers

Q: Hello 5i Team

With the buyout of LB at $40.50, which will occur Q3 2026 and current share price around $39.90, is it better to sell or to wait out the nine months to closing and collect 3 x $0.47 dividend plus sale price equal to $41.91.

Second, if I was to sell today, which would be the best purchase:

EQB
GSY
PRL

or allocate one third of the sales proceeds to each?

Thanks for great services 5i provides.

Q: hi 5i
Just heard that PRL will become their own bank in USA i believ and stock seems to be up on the news..... How does this effect the company going forward.....good news, great news?
Currently have a small position with a view to averaging down....is this being a bit short sighted or would you wait ?
Just wondering
thx

Q: Do you see the recent poor sector sentiment and change in CEO as a buy the dip opportunity, or would you exercise caution here and wait before adding to a position, or sell and move on to other opportunities?

Q: Would you sell Laurentian Bank at $40.50?
Seems low. Do you think a big bank will counter offer.

Q: I own shares in bnt. I know the the shares are interchangeable with bn, thus the share move in tandem. The goal of Brookfield is to increase the insurance aggressively where it will be a material contributor going forward. At what point, if any , would you see bnt trade on its merit going forward as its insurance to grow and perhaps trade at a premiun

Q: EPS growth seems to be unpredictable due to the lumpiness of investment returns, and weather catastrophes. In the 2024 annual report Watsa uses Book Value per share compounding at 18.7% per year for the past 39 years and common stock price compounding at 19.2% (including dividends) as the main performance measure. Buffet suggests predictability of earnings as essential when buying a stock. Yahoo finance used to predict EPS growth 5 years out. While predicting EPS 5 years out is perhaps doable with confidence for KO, for FFH not so much. Clearly over 39 years FFH has done fabulous regardless of EPS lumpiness, but I have held this stock for over 10 years and all of the appreciation has come in the last 5 years or less. I want to buy more FFH, however I am concerned over another flat 5 years. Do you think the focus of the companies investing and underwriting strategy has changed enough to avoid 5 years of dead money? If you had to predict EPS growth for FFH over the next 5 years, what would that % growth be? Would you be comfortable buying at current prices for a 3-5 year hold? Thank you. John

Q: I have owned all the Canadian banks at one time or another, and currently own shares in Royal Bank.
All of the banks seem to have done quite well just recently, but the dividend on the Royal Bank is not as high as the TD for example.
Is it time to change? Which do you think looks best going forward for a total ROI?

Q: Axp is currently outperforming V. What do you think of switching from V to Axp for a 3 year hold? Is the extra risk with Axp worth the higher return? Thank you

Q: Paypal. Sell or Hold. I can use a writeoff, moreover, would like to Get better return. Your advice, always precious.
Thank you

Q: Could I please have your thoughts on the recent quarter?I think I know your thoughts on the company but maybe you guys see some positives.
Thx

Q: Hello, could you comment on insider trading with these 2 co's? Thank you